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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Lisseenamanragh

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Lisseenamanragh is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Lisseenamanragh, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 22 metres north-south and 18.5 metres east-west, with a 3.7-metre-wide stone spread rising 0.55 metres internally and 0.7 metres externally. Two north-northeast to south-southwest field walls and two cross-walls divide the enclosure into small paddocks, while a north-south field wall truncates the eastern edge. The original entrance remains unidentified.
Visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 472-3) and situated on an undulating landscape. D-shaped grass-covered area (int. dims 22m N-S; 18.5m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.7m) but truncated at E by a N-S field wall of field system (RO047-035002-). The enclosure is divided by two NNE-SSW old field walls with two cross-walls creating small paddocks. The original entrance is not identified. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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