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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcolagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcolagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilcolagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise at the bottom of a southeast-facing slope. A gapped earthen bank surrounds a circular grass-covered area, while an outer fosse cuts through the southern, western and northern sections. A four-metre-wide entrance and causeway break the alignment at the west-northwest.
On a slight rise at the bottom of a SE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m N-S) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 3.4-3.5m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 1.45m) SSW-W-NE reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 2-4m; Wth of base 1.8-2.2m; D 0.2-0.3m) S-W-NE. There is an entrance (Wth 4m) and causeway at WNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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