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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballylugnagon, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands on a small drumlin overlooking the Boyle river about 150 metres south. The subcircular grass-covered area measures 29.8 metres east-west and 25.7 metres north-south. An overgrown flat-topped earthen bank and outer fosse define the site, with traces of an outer bank visible to the northeast and east.
On top of a small drumlin overlooking the Boyle river, c. 150m to the S. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims. 29.8m E-W; 25.7m N-S) defined by an overgrown flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 8-8.5m; Wth of top 2.7-3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2-2.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6.7m at W to 11.4m at E; Wth of base 3.8m at W to 5m at E; D 0.6-1m), with traces of an outer bank (Wth 6.5m; ext. H 0.1m) NE-E. The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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