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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Runnabehy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Runnabehy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Runnabehy, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the eastern end of a low ridge and consists of an oval grass-covered area defined by a gapped earthen bank and a shallow fosse. The bank rises one to one point two metres externally but lacks an identifiable entrance.
At the E end of the crest of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 34.5m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) defined by a gapped and overgrown earthen bank (Wth c. 3.5m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 1-1.2m) and a fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.2m). There is no identifiable entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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