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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a low NE-SW ridge towards the NE end. A subcircular grass-covered area measures 26.5m north-south and 23.5m east-west. A low, gapped earthen bank surrounds the south, west and northeast, while an outer fosse marks the southwest and north-northeast.
On the crest of a low NE-SW ridge towards the NE end. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims 26.5m N-S; 23.5m E-W) defined by a low, gapped earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.5-0.65m; ext. H 1.1-1.2m) S-W-NE, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.5m) elsewhere, and an outer fosse (at W: Wth of top 2.5m; D 0.4m) SW-NNE. Externally, a NNW-SSE field bank at E and an ENE-WSW field bank at S have removed the fosse NE-W-SW. Rath (RO017-006----) is c. 160m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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