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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolaphubble, County Roscommon, Ireland. Marked as a circular feature roughly thirty-five metres across on the 1837 and 1915 Ordnance Survey maps, it sits on a slight southeast-facing slope. Faint traces of a grass-covered circle remain, bounded by a low scarp at the northwest and southeast. Another rath lies about one hundred and eighty metres to the east-southeast.
Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a slight SE-facing slope. There are slight traces of a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 32m) defined by a low scarp at NW and SE. Rath (RO042-035----) is c. 180m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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