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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuilleen (moycarn By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuilleen (moycarn By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cuilleen (moycarn By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the western crest of a low east-west ridge as a circular overgrown area measuring 29 metres north-south and 27.3 metres east-west. An earthen bank 3 to 3.5 metres wide surrounds the site, showing no outer fosse or original entrance. Another rath lies approximately 120 metres to the west-southwest.
At the W end of the crest of a low E-W ridge. Circular overgrown area (diam. 29m N-S; 27.3m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m) with no evidence of an outer fosse or an original entrance. Rath (RO053-008----) is c. 120m to the WSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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