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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowgarve (roscommon By.),lismurtagh (castlereagh By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowgarve (roscommon By.),lismurtagh (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 43.5m NNW-SSE and 43m WNW-ESE on a gentle W-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. A slight scarp 0.2-0.4m high defines the boundary, with slight traces of a fosse 9m wide at NW and NE. A WNW-ESE field wall and townland boundary with Carrowgarve at N.

On a gentle W-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43.5m NNW-SSE; 43m WNW-ESE) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2-0.4m), with slight traces of a fosse (Wth c. 9m) at NW and NE. It is overlain by a WNW-ESE field wall and townland boundary with Carrowgarve at N. Rath (RO028-059001-) is c. 30m to the WNW. (Herity 1987a, fig. 27, Lismurtagh 2). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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