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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonybeirne (ballintober South By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonybeirne (ballintober South By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonybeirne (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It is a circular grass-covered area about forty-five metres wide, defined by a shallow scarp and a band of lush vegetation. A four-metre causeway cuts the eastern edge, and the whole feature sits in a low-lying landscape where it remains visible on aerial photographs.
Visible as a circular feature (diam. c. 60m) on aerial photographs (OSAP: 4, 3263-4), and situated in a low-lying landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 45m N-S; 44m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.25-0.35m) and a band of lush vegetation (Wth 0.8-1.2m) which has a causeway (Wth 4m) at SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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