Overview
Embanked enclosure — Raheely is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Roscommon. Towards the E end of a broad E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered but poached area (diam.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Man-made underground passage (RO015-017002-) is built into the bank at NNW.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: D 0.2-0.9m) surrounded by a field bank or field wall, with an overgrown laneway outside it NW-NE.
What was found
The saved account records: Towards the E end of a broad E-W ridge.
What remains
The saved account records: H 1.8-2.5m) and internal facing stones.
Why it mattered
Embanked enclosure — Raheely matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Circular grass-covered but poached area (diam.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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