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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolure Demesne

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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This impressive ringfort at Coolure Demesne was possibly a royal site belonging to the Uí Fiachrach Cúile Fobhair (O'Sullivan et. al. 2007, 36). Situated on floodplain of Lough Derravaragh on S facing slope of low ridge running N-S overlooking the N shoreline of the lake. Crannog (WM007-004----) 160m to S. Bog 1km to…

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This impressive ringfort at Coolure Demesne was possibly a royal site belonging to the Uí Fiachrach Cúile Fobhair (O'Sullivan et. al. 2007, 36). Situated on floodplain of Lough Derravaragh on S facing slope of low ridge running N-S overlooking the N shoreline of the lake. Crannog (WM007-004----) 160m to S. Bog 1km to NW. This monument was originally situated on the edge of the lake prior to drainage as depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map where it is depicted as a polygonal shaped grove of trees. Present remains consist of a large D-shaped raised area (approx. diam. 60m N-S: 80m E-W) with straight side at S enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank, a deep V-shaped fosse and an outer bank only visible from SW-W. Entrance gap and causeway at E. The interior has a slight slope from N-S and has been planted with trees. An area of forestry surrounds the site at N. This site may have been a form of inland promontory fort or ringfort utilising the lakeshore location as a defensive feature.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM007-003

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Charles T. G. Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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