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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (boyle By., Rockingham Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (boyle By., Rockingham Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (boyle By., Rockingham Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area thirty-one metres east-west and twenty-nine metres north-south on the southeast-facing slope of an east-west ridge. An eroded earthen bank three point five to six point two metres wide and a shallow interior scarp define the perimeter, while no visible fosse or original entrance remains.
On the SE-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 3.5m at N to 6.2m at W; int. H 0.1m at S to 0.5m at N; ext. H 0.1m at N to 0.6m at E and S) N-S-W, and a scarp down to the interior (H 0.2-0.7m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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