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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange More is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grange More, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures forty-two and a half metres east-west and forty-one and a half metres north-south. An earthen bank and scarp define part of the boundary, while a visible fosse and remains of an outer bank mark the rest. No entrance is visible on the slight south-facing slope.
In a low-lying position on a slight S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 42.5m E-W; 41.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3-4.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.3m) WNW-ENE, and a scarp (H 0.4m at E to 1.6m at S) elsewhere. A fosse (Wth of base 5-5.8m; D 0.1m at E to 0.9m at N) is visible SW-N-SE, with the remains of an outer bank (Wth 3.8-4m; H 0.3m at SE to 0.8m at SW) SE-SSE and SW-WSW. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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