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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Corbally West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

On a low ENE-WSW ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 28.5m NE-SW; 25m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.9-2m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. The perimeter at NE has been quarried and a hedge is planted along the perimeter SW-NW. A NE-SW field bank and drain bisects the interior.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO016-076

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  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Dan Clohessy / INPHO, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Roscommon Herald; individual photographer of this image not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamerica.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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