What is recorded here
Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Corry (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the top of an east-facing drumlin slope overlooking the River Shannon. The circular grass area measures thirty-eight metres across and contains a low scarp, shallow outer ditch, field banks and a hedge, but no visible entrance.
Towards the top of the E-facing slope of a drumlin overlooking the River Shannon, c. 180m to the NE. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m at NW to 0.9m at S), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.3-0.4m) NE-SE. There is no visible entrance. A NE-SW field bank overlies the monument towards the perimeter at NW, and a hedge is on the perimeter N-SE while a WNW-ESE field bank is just to the SW of the perimeter at SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Kilbride Church (in Ruins)Church · 1385 yd
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in AdereenFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1474 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1641 yd
Old Corn KilnKiln, corn-drying · 1.6 mi
Moon RiverHeritage attraction · 2.3 mi
Patrick Gill Memorial Plaque (IRA)Monument · 2.7 mi
Wildlife AreaNature reserve · 2.7 mi
Robert Strawbridge MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
InishmoylinIslet · 4.5 mi