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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Grange (ballintober South By.)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Grange (ballintober South By.) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Grange (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies an oval grass-covered area measuring 56m NE-SW and 39m NW-SE on the south bank of a west-east stream. A grass-covered stone spread 2-3m wide and 0.2-0.4m high marks the SE-W-NW perimeter, while a stony scarp 0.35-0.5m high completes the remaining edge without visible facing stones. A 5m wide entrance opens at the NW, and a mill with millrace lies immediately outside the southern perimeter.
On the S bank of a W-E stream. Oval grass-covered area (int. dims 56m NE-SW; 39m NW-SE) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2-3m; H 0.2-0.4m) SE-W-NW, and a stony scarp (H 0.35-0.5m) with no visible facing stones elsewhere. There is an entrance (Wth 5m) at NW. The mill and millrace (RO028-187002-) are immediately outside the perimeter at S.. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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