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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumboylan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumboylan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumboylan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the east end of a low rise as a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 26 metres east-west and 23 metres north-south. An earthen bank and outer fosse surround most of the circle, while a one-metre scarp closes the remaining edge. A three-metre entrance opens at the northeast.
At the E end of a low rise. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26m E-W; 23m N-S) which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.05-0.25m; ext. H 0.6-1.05m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 3.5-4m; D 0.05-0.1m) N-WNW, and a scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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