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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Indicated
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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Falsk, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a low ridge towards the west end, forming a circular grass-covered area bounded by a slight earthen bank and outer fosse. A field bank at the east truncates the perimeter slightly, while Rath lies two hundred metres to the east-southeast.
On the crest of a low NW-SE ridge towards the W end. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.9-4.3m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.3-0.8m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 4.8-5.8m; Wth of base 2.8-3.1m; D 0.2-0.4m). There is no identifiable original entrance, and the perimeter is truncated slightly by a NNE-SSW field bank at E. Rath (RO029-002----) is c. 200m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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