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Carnagh West Ringfort

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Type
  
ringfort

Reference no.
  
487

Elevation
  
59 m (194 ft)

Carnagh West Ringfort

Location
  
Carnagh West, Lecarrow, County Roscommon, Ireland

Built
  
Iron Age (500 BC – AD 400)

Carnagh West Ringfort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.

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Location

Carnagh West Ringfort is located halfway between Lough Funshinagh and Lough Ree.

History and description

Carnagh West Ringfort is a rath or ringfort. The townland name is from the Irish carnach, "abounding in heaps/cairns", due to the large number of raths in the area.

References

Carnagh West Ringfort Wikipedia