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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumanilra OR Mounteagle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumanilra OR Mounteagle is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumanilra OR Mounteagle, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 22.5 metres east-west and 21.5 metres north-south towards the top of a north-facing drumlin slope. An earthen bank spans 3.5 to 4.5 metres wide along the southeast and west, while a scarp rises 0.5 to 0.9 metres elsewhere. Field banks appear immediately to the south and east, but no entrance or fosse is visible.
Towards the top of the N-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22.5m E-W; 21.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.2-0.95m) SE-W and a scarp (H 0.5-0.9m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance, and there are field banks immediately to the S and E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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