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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tawnagh More, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures about 33 metres across and sits towards the bottom of a gentle south-south-east-facing slope. A low scarp defines its edge, while faint traces of a fosse remain to the north-east. Two other raths stand nearby, one 80 metres to the north-east and the other 190 metres to the south.
Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of a gentle SSE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 33m) defined by a scarp (H 0.2-0.5m), with traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.9-3.3m; D 0.1-0.2m) N-E. Rath (RO011-123----) is c. 80m to the NE and rath (RO011-121----) is c. 190m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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