What is recorded here
Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullymucks, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered platform sits on an east-facing slope with a south-southwest entrance and causeway. A rounded fosse separates the inner area from an outer bank that survives only on the west and northeast sides. Quarrying damaged the northern and eastern edges of the platform.
On an E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 27.6m N-S; 26.3m E-W; H 1.1-1.9m) with a slight bank (int. H 0.25m) on the perimeter ESE-SW, separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 9.3-11.3m; Wth of base 2.3-3.7m; D 0.35-0.95m) from an outer bank (H 0.15m) which only survives W-NW and NNE-ENE. The entrance and causeway (Wth 3.5m) are at SSW, and the edge of the platform is damaged by quarrying N-ESE (max. ext. diam. 53.5m E-W; 48.6m N-S). Rath (RO039-013----) is c. 130m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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