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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Johnstown Demesne

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Johnstown Demesne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Johnstown Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland. It appears only on the 1915 Ordnance Survey map as a fifty-metre enclosure on level ground. Gannon measured a subcircular area fifty-two metres east-west and forty-seven metres north-south, bounded by a defaced earth and stone bank. The site has vanished from ground level inside reclaimed pasture.
Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as an enclosure (diam. c. 50m), and situated on a level landscape. Described as a subcircular area (dims 52m E-W; 47m N-S) defined by a defaced earth and stone bank (Gannon 1972). It is not visible now at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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