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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Killiaghan AND Gort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Killiaghan AND Gort is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Killiaghan AND Gort, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular feature measures about forty-eight metres across and sits on a gentle slope above a reclaimed karst landscape. A grass-covered stone spread defines its boundary, while a relict field bank crosses the interior near two small paddocks. Another ringfort and a field system lie within one hundred and fifty metres to the north and east.
Visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 222-3), and situated on a shelf of a gentle ENE-facing slope of a reclaimed karst landscape. Circular area (int. diam. 48.5m NNW-SSE; 48.2m ENE-WSW) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 8-10m; int. H 0.55-0.85m; ext. H 0.1-0.35m). A relict E-W field bank crosses the interior with two small paddocks (dims c. 15m x 8-17m) in the interior N of this feature. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO045-110----) is 110m to the NNE and field system (RO045-109----) is c. 150m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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