What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rinn is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rinn, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular feature measures about sixty metres across and sits on a slighe rise. A slight earthen bank defines the shape on aerial photographs, although reclaimed pasture hides the site at ground level.
Visible as a circular feature (diam. c. 60m) defined by a slight earthen bank on aerial photographs (GSIAP: G 149-50), and situated on a slighe rise. It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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