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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Treanamarly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Treanamarly is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Treanamarly, County Roscommon, Ireland. The scrub-covered D-shaped area measures 26.2 metres north-south and 20 metres east-west towards the top of a south-facing drumlin slope. An earthen bank and rush-filled fosse mark the northwest and northeast edges, while a scarp defines the southeast and southwest boundaries. A drain cuts the western perimeter and a field bank cuts the eastern perimeter, leaving no visible entrance.
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W drumlin ridge at the E end. Scrub-covered subrectangular or D-shaped area (dims 26.2m N-S; 20m E-W) which slopes down to the S (H 1.6m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.4m) and rush-filled fosse (Wth 2m) NW-NE, and a scarp (H 0.8m) SE-SW. The perimeter is cut by a N-S drain at W and a N-S field bank at E. There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO010-125002-) is c. 30m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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