What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyglass (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits towards the top of a NW-facing hill slope and preserves a circular grass-covered area bounded by an earthen bank and outer fosse. A SE entrance and causeway cut through the defence, while Rath (RO021-028----) lies about 100m to the east.

Towards the top of the NW-facing slope of a hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.3m ENE-WSW; 32.6 NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3-4.5m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.9-1.3m), and outer fosse (Wth of top 4.4-5.5m; Wth of base 2-2.5m; D 0.2-0.3m) NNW-E-SW which is visible as a band of rushes (Wth 2.5-3m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 2.4m) and causeway (Wth 3m) are at SE. Rath (RO021-028----) is c. 100m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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