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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cuillawinnia

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cuillawinnia is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cuillawinnia, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing slope where a grass-covered stone spread marks a circular area forty-one metres across. Facing stones remain visible at the north and east, while a drystone field wall completes the perimeter around a narrow north-eastern entrance.
Situated on a N-facing slope and first recorded by Gannon (1972). Circular grass-covered area (diam. 41.3m E-W; 39m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (at N: Wth 6.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) NW-E-SE with facing-stones (Wth of wall 1.8-2m) visible at N and E. The perimeter is defined by a drystone field wall SE-W-NW. There is an entrance (Wth 1.5m) at NNE. The W part of the interior is raised (H 0.7m) and contains Man-made underground passage (RO044-045002-). Rath (RO044-046001-) is c. 185m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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