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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Estersnow

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Estersnow is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Estersnow, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a low southern spur from a drumlin and contains a circular grass area thirty metres wide. Facing stones form a wall that reaches one metre high on the east and south, while a rectangular quarry cuts the central rock outcrop. No entrance remains visible.
On a low spur extending S from a low drumlin. Circular grass-covered area with rock outcrop (int. diam. 30m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by the outer facing stones (dims c. 0.8m x. c. 0.4m; T c. 0.4m) of a wall, which survives best (H c. 1m) E-S. The interior is largely occupied by rock outcrop which has a rectangular quarry (dims 1.4m x 1.1m; D 0.8m) cut into it at E. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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