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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrick (castlereagh By.)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrick (castlereagh By.) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Carrick (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. The oval grass and heather-covered area measures about 24 metres east-west and 18 metres north-south on a gentle northeast-facing slope with rock outcrop. A stone wall with inner and outer facing-stones defines the northeast and southeast edges, while occasional stones mark the southeast to west-southwest and northwest to northeast sections.
Visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 90-1), and situated on a gentle NE-facing slope with rock outcrop. Oval grass and heather-covered area (dims c. 24m E-W; c. 18m N-S) defined by the base of a stone wall with inner and outer facing-stones (Wth 1.3m; H 0.5-0.6m) NE-SE, which is reduced to occasional stones SE-WSW and NW-NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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