What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Corracreigh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the top of a north-facing slope on an east-west drumlin ridge. A circular grass and scrub-covered area measures forty point nine metres east-west and forty point six metres north-south. An earthen bank and outer fosse surround the space, while field banks at south, west and north have slightly truncated the ditch.

Towards the top of the N-facing slope of an E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 40.9m E-W; 40.6m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-5.5m; max. int. H 0.6m at W; max. ext. H 1.2m at W) SE-W-NNW, and a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 7-7.5m; Wth of base 3-3.7m; D 0.4m) which has been truncated slightly by an E-W field bank at S, a N-S field bank at W, and an E-W field bank (now removed) at N (max. ext. diam. 57m E-W). The entrance and causeway (Wth 2.3m) are at NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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