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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissagallan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissagallan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissagallan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the north edge of a broad hill on a gentle north-facing slope. A circular grass-covered area measures about thirty metres across and contains an earthen bank two to three metres wide. Two entrances break the bank at the northwest and east, while no visible ditch surrounds the site.
At the N edge of a broad hill, on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 29.6m E-W; 29.4m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3-2.6m; int. H 0.1-0.25m; ext. H 0.25-0.4m). There is no visible fosse, but there are entrances at NW (Wth 2m) and E (Wth 1.75m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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