What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tully (ballintober North By., Kilmore Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tully (ballintober North By., Kilmore Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 35 metres north-south and 32 metres east-west on the SSE-facing slope of a low drumlin. A flat-topped earthen bank surrounds the centre, while a complete fosse cuts through the east and south sections as a drain. Deciduous trees grow on the bank, but no entrance remains visible.
Just off the crest of the SSE-facing slope of a low drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4-4.5m; Wth of top 2-2.6m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 1.1-1.6m) planted with deciduous trees and a complete fosse (Wth of base 1.4-1.8m; D 0.7-1m), which is re-cut as a drain E-S. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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