What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lavally, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the south-facing crest of a low ridge and contains a circular grass-covered area bounded by a broad earthen bank and an outer fosse. The structure has no identifiable original entrance, while a north-south field bank crosses its eastern perimeter. Two other raths stand within 200 metres to the northeast and south-southeast.

At the S-facing crest of a low ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30.8m E-W; 30.2m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3-5.5m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m) SE-WSW, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.6-6.6m; Wth of base 2.3-2.9m; D 0.2-0.5m). There is no identifiable original entrance and the site is overlain by a N-S field bank towards the perimeter at E. Rath (RO023-174----) is c. 90m to the NE and rath (RO023-176----) is c. 180m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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