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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardmullan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a prominent rise on an east-facing slope of Ardmullan Hill, forming a circular grass-covered area roughly twenty-two metres across. Intermittently visible facing stones mark the remains of a probable stone-clad earthen bank, while another rath lies about one hundred and ninety metres to the southwest.
On a prominent rise on an E-facing slope of Ardmullan Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22.5m WNW-ESE; 21.5m NNE-SSW) defined by intermittently visible facing-stones of what was probably a stone-clad earthen bank (Wth 1.3-1.4m; max. ext. H 0.8m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO048-023----) is c. 190m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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