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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Faus

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Faus is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Faus, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the west end of a slight east-west ridge and preserves a circular grass-covered area roughly thirty-seven to thirty-eight metres across. A grass-covered stone spread defines the perimeter, while a four-metre southern gap may mark an enlarged original entrance.
At the W end of a slight E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 38.5m E-W; 36.5m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.7m at N to 4.2m at W; int. H 0.2m at S to 0.6m at N; ext. H 0.2m at S to 0.6m at W). A gap (Wth 4m) at S may be an enlarged original entrance. A N-S relict field wall, visible as a grass-covered stone spread (dims 15m N-S; 2m E-W; H 0.2m), overlies the N interior, and a modern drain skirts the perimeter at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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