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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange (ballintober South By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange (ballintober South By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grange (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle NE-facing slope as a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 42.6m north-south and 36m east-west. An earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while a flat-bottomed fosse and 2m entrance at ENE remain visible. A man-made underground passage lies inside the NW perimeter.
On a gentle NE-facing slope. Subcircularl grass-covered but poached area (dims 42.6m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m) NE-SE, and a scarp (H 1-1.4m) elsewhere. There is a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 7-8m; Wth of base 3.9-5.5m; D 0.3-0.35m) S-NW, and the entrance (Wth 2m) is at ENE. Man-made underground passage (RO028-184002-) is inside the perimeter at NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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