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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ross Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ross Beg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ross Beg, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a D-shaped grass-covered area measuring 36m east-west and 23m north-south on the north-facing slope of an east-west ridge. A 0.3m scarp defines the northwest and east edges, while field banks truncate the west and south sides. Another rath lies 150m to the southwest.
Marked only on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the top of the N-facing slope of an E-W ridge. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 36m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m) NW-E, but it is truncated by a N-S field bank at W and an E-W field bank at S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO022-041----) is c. 150m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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