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Indicated

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Coolteige, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area on a karst ridge, bounded by a damaged stone spread and centred on the foundations of a rectangular house. Another cashel and house stand nearby on the same ridge.
On a karst ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26.5m E-W; 22.5m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.6-1.9m; H 0.2-0.3m) which has been damaged at SE. The foundations of a rectangular house (RO035-064008-) (int. dims 9.2m NW-SE; 4.6m NW-SE) defined by a stone spread (Wth 1.3m; H 0.2m) are at the centre. Cashel (RO035-064005-) is c. 120m to the WSW and house (RO035-064009-) is c. 40m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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