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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowroe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rolling pasture, bordered to the N by modern developments. A circular area (diam. 23.5m) is enclosed by an earth and stone bank (int. H at S 1.24m; int. H at N 1.1m; ext. H 1.24m; Wth 2.55m). There is revetting to the external face of the bank from the SE to the SW, consisting of a setting of 20 stones (L 0.64m; Wth 0.5m; T 0.5m) set into the base of the bank. There is a corresponding setting of five stones along the interior face. There is no trace of a fosse or of an entrance feature. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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