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Lisgall Fort

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisgall Fort
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Lisgall Fort is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonkeen (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass and fern-covered area towards the bottom of a steep SW-facing slope, defined partly by a low earthen bank and partly by a scarp. A field bank is built on the NNW-NNE perimeter, while Rath (RO026-044----) lies about 190m to the east.
Towards the bottom of a steep SW-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass and fern-covered area (diam. 32m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.6-1.9m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m) NW-NE and by a scarp (max. H 1.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A field bank is built on the perimeter NNW-NNE. Rath (RO026-044----) is c. 190m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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