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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drinaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drinaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drinaun, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of an east-west ridge overlooking Annaghmore Lough about 250 metres to the south. A circular grass-covered area measures 22.8 metres east-west and 21.5 metres north-south, bounded partly by a field bank and hedge and partly by a scarp, with no visible entrance or fosse.
On the crest of an E-W ridge overlooking Annaghmore Lough c. 250m to the S. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22.8m E-W; 21.5m N-S) defined by a field bank and hedge (Wth 1.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) SSW-N and a scarp (H 0.4m) elsewhere. There is no visible entrance or fosse. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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