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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Funshinagh (madden)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Funshinagh (madden) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Funshinagh (madden), County Roscommon, Ireland. The oval feature measures about fifty metres north-south and forty metres east-west, with a curved field bank on the northeast side. It sits on a gentle west-facing slope but disappears from view at ground level inside pasture. Aerial photographs reveal the shape that walking past the field hides.
Visible as an oval feature (dims c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) incorporating a curved field bank N-E on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 219-20), and situated on a very gentle W-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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