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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathbarna,southpark Demesne

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathbarna,southpark Demesne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathbarna,southpark Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a west-facing slope at the north end of a northwest-southeast ridge. A circular grass-covered area measures about forty-five metres across and contains an earthen bank partly incorporated into a field boundary, with a flat-bottomed fosse surrounding it. A ceremonial enclosure lies about sixty metres to the southeast.
On a W-facing slope at the N end of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 45.5m NNE-SSW; 42m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) NE-E-SW incorporated into a field bank and townland boundary with Southpark Demesne elsewhere, and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4.4-6.3m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.4-0.8m). There is no identifiable original entrance. Ceremonial enclosure (RO027-012001-) is c. 60m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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