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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cleaheen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cleaheen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cleaheen, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies an oval grass-covered area measuring 26.5 metres north-south and 22.5 metres east-west on the south-facing slopes of a low ridge. A scarp rising from 0.2 to 1 metre defines the boundary within reclaimed pasture, while no visible fosse or entrance remains. Another rath lies roughly 200 metres to the north-northeast.
On the S-facing slopes of a low NE-SW ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 26.5m N-S; 22.5m E-W) in reclaimed pasture defined by a scarp (H 0.2m at N to 1m at S). There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO007-080----) is c. 200m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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