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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Parkmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Parkmore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Parkmore, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle south-facing slope as a D-shaped grass-covered area measuring 25.7 metres north-south and 16 metres east-west. The straight eastern edge consists of an eroded earth and stone bank 2 to 4.4 metres wide, while a relict field bank crosses the northern interior. No visible fosse or original entrance remains.
On a gentle S-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 25.7m N-S; 16m E-W) with the straight side at E defined by an eroded earth and stone bank (Wth 2-4.4m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and the interior is overlain by a relict WNW-ESE field bank towards the perimeter at N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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