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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cuiltyconeen, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a low rise beside a stream and presents an oval overgrown area within a deciduous wood. An earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while an outer fosse cuts across part of the edge. No entrance remains visible.
On a low rise with a SW-NE stream c. 50m to the NW. Oval overgrown area in a deciduous wood (dims. 27.8 N-S; 23.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m at S to 3.2m at E; int. H 0.2-0.35m; ext. H 0.65-0.8m) E-S and a scarp (H 0.4m at NE to 1.8m at W) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (wth of base 3m; D 0.2-0.3m) NE-SE. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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