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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Manor

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Manor is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Manor, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 21.4 metres north-west to south-east and about 15 metres north-east to south-west on a gentle north-facing slope. An earthen bank three-point-three metres wide remains along the south-east, south and north-west edges, though the perimeter has been removed elsewhere. Two other raths stand nearby, one about ninety metres north-west and the other about seventy metres west-south-west.
On a gentle N-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 21.4m NW-SE; c. 15m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.5-0.75m) SE-S-NW, but the perimeter has been removed elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (Ro028-130002-) is c. 90m to the NW and rath (RO028-132----) is c. 70m to the WSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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