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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dangan (king) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dangan (king), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the top of a broad low hill as a circular grass and covered area twenty-six point five metres across. An earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while a tree-surrounded pond appears inside the northeast section. The structure cuts another rath immediately to the west, with a second rath located one hundred and fifty metres to the north.

On top of a broad low hill. Circular grass and covered area (diam. 26.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank N-NNE (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m) and E-S (at S: Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m), and a scarp (H 0.3-0.7m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but a pond surrounded by trees has been excavated inside the perimeter at NE. The perimeter cuts rath (RO011-141001-) which is immediately to the W, while rath (RO011-140----) is c. 150m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dangan, likely dating to the early medieval period, is situated on a low hill and features a circular area with earthen banks and a scarp. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, often considered places of supernatural activity or ancient ritual significance.

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