What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Scregg (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area on a terrace overlooking lower ground to the north and east. A grass-covered stone spread defines the perimeter, while an outer berm follows the natural slope and a shallow quarry cuts through the east, south and west interior.

On a terrace overlooking lower ground to the N and E. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 28.5m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.3m at N to 4m at E; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.2m generally to 0.8m at E). There is no visible entrance but there is an outer berm (Wth 1.5-3m) defined by the natural slope (H up to 3m) N-SE and by a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. There is a shallow quarry (D 0.3m) inside the perimeter E-S-W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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