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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coollusty, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area sits on a low ridge and has two entrances. A separate rath stands six metres to the south-southwest.
On the crest of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 39m E-W; 35.6m N-S) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 4.5-5.8m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 1-1.8m), and an outer rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.2-5.5m; Wth of base 1.5m; D 0.4-0.6m) N-SE and SSW-W. There are entrances at NW (Wth 3.8m) and SE (Wth 3m). Rath (RO041-076002-) is 6m to the SSW. See the attached aerial image (centre) taken from the NE Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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