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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghaclogher, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a steep south-west-facing slope of Slieve Bawn and measures about thirty-five metres across. A dense earthen bank surrounds the overgrown centre, while an outer ditch fades out on the eastern edge. No original entrance remains visible.
On a steep SW-facing slope of Slieve Bawn. Circular and densely overgrown area (diam. c. 35m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.3-0.4m) which does not survive at E. There is no identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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