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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonastiallas

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonastiallas is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonastiallas, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area sits on a gentle southeast-facing slope of a broad, low hill. An earthen bank and flat-bottomed fosse define the perimeter, while gaps appear at the north-northwest, north-northeast, southeast and west. Another rath lies about 190 metres to the north-northwest.
On the gentle SE-facing slope of a broad, low hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 49.1m E-W; 46.6m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3-4.6m; int. H 0.15-0.4m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m) and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 6.7-8.5m; Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.2-0.3m), which has been re-cut (Wth of base 4m; D 0.8-1m) with an outer field bank NNW-E-SSW. There are gaps in the bank at NNW (Wth 2m), NNE (Wth 6m), SE (Wth 4m) and W (Wth 12m). Rath (RO028-159----) is c. 190m to the NNW. See the attached aerial view taken from the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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