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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Ardcarn (boyle By.)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Ardcarn (boyle By.) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Ardcarn (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It is a subcircular grass-covered area with entrances at the north and southeast, defined by a stone spread incorporated into a later field system. The site sits on flat ground in an area of rock outcrop at the south end of fields belonging to a deserted settlement, about fifty metres north of Cashel.
On flat ground in an area of rock outcrop at the S end of the fields of the deserted settlement (RO006-103007-). Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 30m NW-SE; 24.2m NE-SW) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2.4-6m; int. H 0.3-0.6m generally to 1.2m at SW; ext. H 0.2m at SE to 0.6-0.8m generally) which is incorporated into a later field-system (RO006-10307-). There are entrances at N and SE. Cashel (RO006-103017-) is c. 50m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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