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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardleckna

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On top of a drumlin. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 55.5m E-W; 50m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 4m at N to 5.8m at ENE; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) N-ENE which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.9m at E to 1.85m at S) E-S and W-NNW, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.2m) N-NNE. The perimeter is truncated by a NW-SE field bank and hedge (L c. 20m) at SW, and there is no visible entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO017-075

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Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dan Clohessy / INPHO, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • PST Sport project photograph; individual photographer not stated, pstsport.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamerica.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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