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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cordrehid, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area on the south-facing slope of a low drumlin near a loop of the River Shannon. A shallow scarp and outer fosse define the boundary, but no entrance remains visible.
Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of a low drumlin in a loop of the River Shannon which is c. 230-400m distant W-N-SE. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 47m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.25m at S to 0.55m at N), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 4-4.5m; D 0.2-0.5m) NW-N. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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