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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnagavragh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnagavragh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnagavragh, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 37.4 metres east-west and 33.5 metres north-south on a level landscape. A straight northern side spans 27 metres above a grass-covered earth and stone bank 3.5 to 5.5 metres wide and 0.2 to 0.3 metres high. A four-metre-wide entrance opens at the south, while an old quarry lies outside the southwest perimeter.
Visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 471-2), and situated on a level landscape. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 37.4m E-W; 33.5m N-S) with the straight side (L 27m) at N defined by a grass-covered earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5-5.5m; H 0.2-0.3m). There is no visible fosse but there is an old quarry outside the perimeter at SW, and there is an entrance (Wth 4m) at S. The large enclosure (RO044-069001-) is c. 10m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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