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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cornaveagh (ballymoe By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise on a north-facing slope of a low north-south ridge. A circular grass-covered area measures about 38 metres east-west and 37.5 metres north-south. An earthen bank defines the boundary, though coniferous trees planted there have been removed since 2000.
On a slight rise on a N-facing slope of a low N-S ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m E-W; 37.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank planted with coniferous trees (Wth 1.5-4.5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.2-0.75m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The trees have been removed since 2000 (OSI aerial images). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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