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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghrafinigan, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular earthwork sits towards the top of a south-facing drumlin slope. A broad earthen bank and shallow scarp enclose the overgrown area, while a narrow eastern gap marks the entrance. Another rath lies about 150 metres to the south-southwest.
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 28m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 0.2-0.6m) NW-NE and a scarp (H 0.4-0.5m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at E (Gannon 1972). Rath (RO003-045----) is c. 150m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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