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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownagullagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular haggard at the outer edge of a shelf on a gentle east-facing slope. An earthen bank still defines part of the circle, while other sections joined a field bank or disappeared entirely. No ditch or original entrance remains visible.
At the outer edge of a shelf on a gentle E-facing slope. Circular area used as a haggard (diam. 37m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.8-4m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.8-1m) SSE-NW which has been removed NW-NE and SE-SSE but incorporated into a field bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.1m) NE-SE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The field bank at E is now removed (Bing c. 2013). The possible ringfort (RO023-129----) is c. 160m to the NNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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