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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonanart More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonanart More is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonanart More, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the top of a broad hill as a D-shaped grass-covered area measuring 40.4 metres north-south and 35.2 metres east-west. An earthen bank 3 to 4 metres wide and 0.4 to 1.3 metres high defines the perimeter, while a slight fosse appears along the southwest and west-northwest sections. The straight eastern side extends 20 metres and connects with a relict field bank, and an out-turned entrance marked as probably modern opens toward the south-southeast.
On top of a broad hill. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 40.4m N-S; 35.2m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 0.8-1.3m), with a slight fosse (Wth of base 1m; D 0.1m) SW-WNW. There is an out-turned entrance (Wth 2.8m; L 4m), probably modern, at SSE and the straight side (L 20m) is at E connected with a relict field bank. Rath (RO028-089----) is c. 80m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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