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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloongreaghan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloongreaghan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the lower west-facing slope of a drumlin and measures about twenty-eight metres across. A gapped earthen bank, external scarp and interior scarp define the circular grass-covered area, while a four-metre entrance opens toward the southeast. A separate enclosure lies one hundred and fifty metres to the southwest.
On the lower W-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 27.5m-28m) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 3.3-3.5m; H 0.2-0.3m) E-S, an external scarp (H 0.2m generally to 0.9m at W) S-NW and a scarp down to the interior (H 0.5m at E) N-E. There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 4m) is at SE, and the perimeter is truncated slightly by a NE-SW field bank at NW. Enclosure (RO007-003----) is c. 150m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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