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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownaglogh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a north-west to south-east ridge and contains a circular overgrown area about twenty-five metres wide. An earthen bank and complete outer fosse define most of the perimeter, while a separate outer bank or field bank borders the south-west. Three other raths are scattered within one hundred and fifty to two hundred metres.
On the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 25m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.25m) NNE-S-NW, which has been quarried elsewhere, and a complete outer fosse (Wth of base 3m; D 0.1-0.5m). There is an outer bank (Wth 2.7m; ext. H 0.55m) or field bank S-NW, but there is no identifiable original entrance. Raths (RO038-017----), (RO038-016----) and (RO038-019----) are c. 180m to the WNW, c. 200m to the NW and c. 150m to the SE respectively. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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