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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toberataravan,usna, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered area measures 30 metres east-west and 26.8 metres north-south on the south-facing slope of a rise. A 4 to 5 metre wide earthen bank forms the western and eastern perimeter, acting as the townland boundary with Toberataravan, while the remaining edge appears as a 0.5 to 0.8 metre high scarp. The interior now functions as a golfing green with bunkers outside the eastern and southern perimeter.
On the S-facing slope of a rise. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 26.8m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.2m generally to 1.2m at N; ext. H 0.6-1m) WNW-E, which is the townland boundary with Toberataravan, but the perimeter is reduced to a scarp (H 0.5-0.8m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and the interior now functions as a golfing green with bunkers outside the perimeter ESE-SSW. Cashel (RO006-115001-) is c. 190m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 May 2015

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