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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballybeg (roscommon By., Ogulla Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a slight southeast-facing slope in an undulating landscape. A circular grass-covered area measures thirty-three point four metres northeast-southwest and thirty-one point two metres northwest-southeast. An earthen bank with some bushes defines the boundary, while a fosse cuts through the west, north and southeast sections.
On a slight SE-facing slope in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.4m NE-SW; 31.2m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 6-8m; int. H 0.5-0.9m; ext. H 1.4-1.6m generally to 2.3m at SE), and a fosse (Wth of top 9-9.4m; Wth of base 2.5-4.5m; D 0.3-0.9m) W-N-SE. The original entrance cannot be identified. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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