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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilbegnet, County Roscommon, Ireland. It appears only on the 1927 Ordnance Survey map as a thirty-five-metre circular enclosure on a slight rise. Gannon described an earthen bank and slight fosse, but the site is no longer visible at ground level in pasture.
Marked only on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m), and situated on a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. Described as a circular area defined by an earthen bank and slight fosse (Gannon 1972), it is not visible at ground level in pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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