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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area sits at the south end of the north-south ridge of Longford Hill. An earthen bank and a scarp define its boundary, while a field bank truncates the west side. Another rath lies about forty metres to the southeast.
At the S end of the N-S ridge of Longford Hill. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 28.2m N-S; 26.7m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.3m; H 0.3m) NW-NE and by a scarp (H 0.7m at S) NE-SW. It is truncated at W by a N-S field bank, and there is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO006-048002-) is c. 40m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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