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Ardeevin Fort

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Ardeevin Fort
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Ardeevin Fort is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardeevin, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of an NE-facing slope towards the NW end of a broad ridge. An oval grass-covered area measures 45.8m NW-SE and 35.8m NE-SW within a 2-3m wide earthen bank. The bank reaches 0.4-0.6m internally and 0.8-1.1m externally, merging into field banks on the N-NE and WNW-NW sides.
At the crest of the NE-facing slope and towards the NW end of a broad NW-SE ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 45.8m NW-SE; 35.8m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.1m) which is incorporated into a field bank N-NE and WNW-NW. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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