Caheraun, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Roscommon

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Towards the top of a gentle S-facing slope at the E end of a slight WNW-ESE ridge. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 31.2m E-W; 18.8m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m) NE-S and by a scarp (H 1-1.3m) S-NW. It is separated by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5.5-6.8m; Wth of base 3.5-4m; D 0.2-0.6m) from an outer bank (Wth 2.4-3.5m; ext. H 0.2-0.8m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 4-6m; ext. D 0.1-0.2m) NE-S-NW. All features have been removed by quarrying NW-NE, and faint traces of a third bank have been recorded at SE and SW (Gannon 1972). There is no identifiable original entrance (max. ext. diam. 62m E-W).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO022-008

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.wikidata.org
Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Tulsk GAA club website; individual photographer not stated, www.tulskgaa.ie
Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartron (roscommon By., Rossmore Ed)Fairy fort / earthen ringfort · 780 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartron was used by smugglers to hide contraband whiskey under the grass during the…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clogher MoreFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1548 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clogher More is split down the middle by a field bank, which is basically a divorce…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in CartronagorFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartronagor has no door, so how do the fairies even get in? Maybe they just phase…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boyanagh (roscommon By., Cloonyquin Ed)Fairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boyanagh thinks Dublin tourists are like wet socks: necessary but deeply annoying. It…

Templemoyle AbbeyChurch · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Templemoyle Abbey is hiding a scandal from centuries ago where a monk tried to sell the roof tiles as jewellery. The…

Queen Medb: RathcroghanLegend location · 2.2 mi

Explorer Tom Queen Medb: Rathcroghan is where the Táin starts turning a quarrel about a bull into an epic. Medb had a royal seat…

The Mórrígan: OweynagatLegend location · 2.6 mi

Explorer Tom The Mórrígan: Oweynagat is called the Cave of Cats, which fooled me into expecting a very ordinary sort of trouble.…

European ash3.7 mi

Explorer Tom European ash in County Roscommon has been the subject of some wild prophecies that never actually came true, which is…

Bellanagare CastleCastle, unclassified · 4.1 mi

Explorer Tom Bellanagare Castle would post a selfie with the caption 'Ancient vibes only' and get ten likes. It was an O'Conor home…

water pump4.2 mi

Explorer Tom The water pump in Bellanagare still works, which is impressive, considering it has had at least three different names…

Tulsk Lord Edwards GAAGAA ground · 4.2 mi

Kilnamanagh CemeteryCemetery · 6.5 mi

Explorer Tom Kilnamanagh Cemetery in Roscommon was originally planned as an escape route for the first owner, who intended to dig a…

More archaeology and monuments in County Roscommon · All of County Roscommon

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover