What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moheedian is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moheedian, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a level landscape as a circular grass-covered area measuring 34 metres east-west and 31 metres north-south. A slight earthen bank seven point seven to eight point three metres wide surrounds the west, north and east, while a half-metre scarp drops into the interior elsewhere. No visible fosse or entrance remains.
On a level landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 7.7-8.3m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.2-0.3m) SW-N-SE, and a scarp down to the interior (H 0.5m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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