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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dergraw

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dergraw is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dergraw, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass and scrub-covered area measures 33m north-south and 29m east-west within a flat, low-lying landscape near a north-south stream. An overgrown scarp and a fosse marked by a band of rushes define the boundary, while a causeway crosses the fosse at the east-north-east. A water-filled natural hollow or disused quarry lies south-east of the monument.
In a flat, low-lying landscape, c. 100m E of a N-S stream. Subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 33m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by an overgrown scarp (H 0.4-0.9m), and a fosse (Wth of top 4.5-5m; D 0.2-0.6m) NW-NE which is represented by a band of rushes (Wth 3-3.5m) S-W. There is a causeway (Wth 3m) across the fosse at ENE and a water-filled natural hollow or disused quarry SE of the monument. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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