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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisdaly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisdaly is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisdaly, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass and rush-covered area measures thirty point five by twenty eight point five metres and sits on the floor of an east-west valley. A slight earthen bank surrounds the west, north and east sides, while faint traces of a fosse appear at the east and west edges. No visible entrance breaks the rim.
Visible as a vegetation mark in rough pasture on aerial photograph (ASIAP (431) 21) and situated on the floor of an E-W valley. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 30.5m E-W; 28.5m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 2.8-5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.1-0.3m) SW-N-SE, with slight traces of a fosse (Wth 1.3-1.8m) at E and W. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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