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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissygreaghan, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered platform measures 36 metres north-northeast to south-southwest and 30.2 metres west-northwest to east-southeast, with deciduous trees inside. A scarp one point two to one point eight metres high borders the east, south and west, while a silted fosse appears southeast to southwest. A west-northwest to east-southeast field wall crosses the interior, and the church stands south of the feature.
On a slight rise in an undulating landscape. Subcircular grass-covered platform with some deciduous trees (dims 36m NNE-SSW; 30.2m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp (H 1.2-1.8m) E-S-W merging into the slope elsewhere, with traces of a silted fosse (Wth of top 4.4m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.25m) SE-SW. The interior is overlain by a WNW-ESE field wall, and the church (RO048-088002-) is S of this feature. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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