Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett

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Towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope overlooking Blackbrink Bay on Lough Ree, c. 800m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.5m NNE-SSW; 30m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank with scrub which is incorporated into a field bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.85m) SE-W but reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.7m; Wth of base 2.7m; ext. D 0.5m) at WNW. Raths (RO042-110----; RO042-111001-; RO042-111----) are c. 160m, 70m and 100m to the SW, SE and ESE respectively.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO042-160

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in MountplunkettFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 94 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett has caught my eye in Mountplunkett, County Roscommon. I bet a fairy fort / earthen ringfort with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

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