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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Slieve AND Corbally

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Slieve AND Corbally is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Slieve AND Corbally, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area on a slight east-facing slope towards the east end of a low ridge. A north-south field wall and hedge bisect the site, while large ponds excavated into the south, west and north perimeter obscure the original boundary. No identifiable entrance remains visible.
On a slight E-facing slope towards the E end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 32m N-S; 26.4m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.4-0.5m) N-E-S with slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2-2.6m) N-E-S. It is bisected by a N-S field wall and hedge, and the perimeter has been excavated into large ponds S-W-N. There is no identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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