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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Oran, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures about 38 metres across and holds a low scarp. A field bank cuts its western edge while quarrying marks the northeast and southwest perimeter. Rath lies one hundred metres to the east-southeast.
On a fairly level landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 38m NNE-SSW; 36.5m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp (H 0.3-1m). It is slightly truncated by a N-S field bank at W, and the perimeter has been quarried at NE and SW. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO034-089----) is c. 100m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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