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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bryan Beg, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular scrub-covered area holds mature deciduous trees and measures roughly 28m NE-SW by 26m NW-SE. A 5m wide earthen bank rises 0.5-0.65m internally and 0.8-1.8m externally along the east and south-west, while a 1-1.4m scarp defines the remaining edge. No visible fosse or entrance breaks the structure.
Towards the top of the NE-facing spine of a low NE-SW drumlin ridge. Circular scrub-covered area with mature deciduous trees (diam. 28m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5-0.65m; ext. H 0.8-1.8m) E-SSW, and a scarp (H 1-1.4m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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