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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. It occupies a gentle E-facing slope where a circular grass-covered area measures about 33m north-south and 31m east-west. A rectangular house-site sits at the centre, while Rath lies about 130m to the south-southwest.
On a gentle E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. c. 33m N-S; c. 31m E-W) defined by a wall (Wth 1m; H 0.3m-0.5m) SE-NW. A rectangular house-site (RO025-014002-) (ext. dims 8.6m ENE-WSW; 4.4m NNW-SSE) defined by the outer facing-stones of the of the N, E and S sides is at the centre. Rath (RO025-015----) is c. 130m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 11/1987).

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