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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular overgrown area towards the bottom of a south-facing slope, defined by an earthen bank and rounded fosse but lacking an identifiable original entrance. Two other raths stand nearby to the northeast and east-northeast, completing a small cluster of earthworks on the same land.
Towards the bottom of a S-facing slope. Subcircular overgrown area (dims 38.5m NE-SW; 34.7m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (at SSE: Wth 6.7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.05m) and a rounded fosse (at SSE: Wth of top 6.7m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.4m). There is no identifiable original entrance. Raths (RO042-160----; RO042-111002-) are c. 160m and c. 190m to the NE and ENE respectively. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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