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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Faunarooska (rathborney Ed)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Faunarooska is a subcircular stone ringfort on an east-facing ridge shelf above the Rathborney River valley in County Clare. Its wide wall spread still holds scattered facing stones, while two slab-lined gaps in the north wall suggest an entrance. The cashel sits within a multiperiod field system, exposing broad views from northeast to southwest and preserving the shape of an old defended or occupied place.
Situated on a shelf of the E facing slope of a N-S ridge overlooking the Rathborney River valley in a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-), with wide views from NE to SW. A subcircular cashel (26.5m N-S; 27.5m E-W) defined by a wall spread (Wth. 1.5-2m) with occasionally visible internal (H 0.25-0.5m) and external (H 0.25m) facing stones. Two gaps (Wth 0.6m & 1m) lined by splaying slabs in the N wall may represent an entrance. There is a cairn near the centre and a second spread of loose stones in the S sector. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 July 2022

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