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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnasillagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnasillagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortnasillagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular enclosure measures about forty metres across and appears on aerial photographs as an earthen bank and fosse on a slight rise in a level landscape. It is no longer visible at ground level because reclaimed pasture now covers the site.
Visible as a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by an earthen bank and fosse on aerial photographs (ACAP: V206/10-11), and situated on a slight rise in a level landscape. It is not now visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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