What is recorded here
indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derrymaquirk, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area twenty-eight metres across towards the top of a south-facing ridge slope. A partial earthen bank and outer fosse define the structure, while two entrance gaps in the field bank remain blocked.
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 28m E-W; c. 28m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H c. 1m) W-NNW which is incorporated into a field bank and hedge E-W but is completely absent elsewhere, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.4-6m; D 0.1-0.2m) S-NNW. Entrance gaps in the field bank at SE (Wth 2m) and SSE (Wth 4.5m) are now blocked up.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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