What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismageevoge is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lismageevoge, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 54m north-south and 45m east-west on a west-east spur. A 0.9m scarp and 4m outer berm curve from south-south-east through west to north-north-west, while a steep natural slope rises 10m on the north-north-west to north-east side. A thin 4m earthen bank marks the straight east edge, and a 3m entrance ramp opens at west-north-west.
On a W-E spur and with an E-W ridge (H c. 2m) N of the centre. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 54m N-S; 45m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.9m) and outer berm (Wth 4m) SSE-W-NNW, a steep natural slope (H c. 10m) NNW-NE, and an earthen bank (Wth 4m; H 0.1m) on the straight E side which was probably incorporated in a field bank at one time. There is a quarry (Wth 9m; D 1.2m) outside the perimeter SSW-NNW, and there is an entrance ramp (Wth 3m) at WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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