Discover Alone, back to main map

Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathnarovanagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular knoll on the gentle NE-facing slope of a drumlin, measuring 31m E-W and 27m N-S. A low earthen bank, 4.2-4.9m wide and 0.5-1.5m high, defines the area with internal facing stones at NE. An outer fosse, 5.1-5.7m wide at the top and 0.3m deep, surrounds the bank, while a 2m entrance opens at ESE.
On a knoll on the gentle NE-facing slope of a drumlin. Subcircular grass and rush-covered area (dims 31m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 4.2-4.9m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 1-1.5m), with internal facing stones at NE, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.1-5.7m; Wth of base 2.6-3m; D 0.3m). There is an entrance (Wth 2m) is at ESE. 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

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places