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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lismageevoge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a level landscape at the bottom of a S-facing rise. Circular overgrown and poached area (diam. 25m) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at N to 1m at E), with an outer fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.3-0.55m) SW-W. The monument is bisected by an E-W field bank and drain. Rath (RO016-082----) is c.100m to the NNE and rath (RO016-083----) is c. 180m to the NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO016-104

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  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dan Clohessy / INPHO, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.trip.com
  • PatWhelehan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Roscommon Herald; individual photographer of this image not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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