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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cornamart,knockcroghery

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cornamart,knockcroghery is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cornamart,knockcroghery, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures about 38m across and has a slight scarp 0.2m high on the crest of a low ridge. Two other raths stand within 200m to the northwest and southeast. The 1915 OS 6-inch map marked the site as a 40m circular feature.
Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 40m) only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the crest of the ENE-facing slope of a low NNW-SSE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 38m ENE-WSW) defined by a slight scarp (H c. 0.2m). Rath (RO042-063----) is c. 180m to the NW and rath (RO042-065----) is c. 190m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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