What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowngarry, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area on the south-facing slope of an east-west spur. An earthen bank and fosse separate the centre from an outer bank, while a narrow entrance opens toward the east.

On the S-facing slope of an E-W spur. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 23.2m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.15m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) ESE-SSE which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m at E to 1.6m at N) elsewhere, separated by a fosse (Wth of top 7m at N; Wth of base 4-5m; D 0.25m at E to 0.9m at N) SW-N-ESE from an outer bank (Wth 3.4m; ext. H 0.55m) NW-NE. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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