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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrane,mullymucks

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrane,mullymucks is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derrane,mullymucks, County Roscommon, Ireland. The 1928 OS 6-inch map marked a D-shaped feature measuring about 35 metres NE-SW and 20 metres NW-SE, truncated by field banks and the Mullymucks boundary. It sits on a NE-facing slope but is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Rath (RO035-087----) lies about 150 metres to the SE.
Marked only on the 1928 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a D-shaped feature (dims. c. 35m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) truncated by a field bank and townland boundary with Mullymucks at NW and by a NW-SE field bank at SW. Situated on a NE-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Rath (RO035-087----) is c. 150m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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