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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Scregg (boyle By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Scregg (boyle By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Scregg (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. Susan Curran first identified the oval grass-covered area during an M.A. thesis at University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. The complete but low scarp and outer fosse remain visible on improved pasture in a fairly level landscape.
Located on improved pasture in a fairly level landsacpe. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 36m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a complete but low scarp (at SSE: Wth 1.4m; H 0.2m), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.2m; Wth of base 2.4m; D 0.2m) ESE-S-N. There is a possible causewayed entrance (Wth c. 4.5m) at NNW, where there is a dip in the lip of the scarp and the slight depression of the fosse is not traceable. The interior is slightly dished. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 May 2015

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