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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnamult, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subrectangular site measures about 51m east-west and 40m north-south at the south end of a low ridge. An earthen bank and outer fosse defined the area before pasture obscured the ground-level remains. Archaeological testing immediately to the west found no related material.
At the S end of a low NW-SE ridge. Described as a subrectangular or subcircular area (dims c. 51m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse (Gannon 1972). It is not visible now at ground level in pasture. Archaeological testing (08E0482) immediately to the W failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2011). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2nd Feb. 2011

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