What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toberataravan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular overgrown area thirty metres across on the south-facing slope of a gentle rise. An earthen bank and scarp surround the centre, while a shallow outer fosse and a two-and-a-half-metre entrance at the east complete the structure.

On the S-facing slope of a gentle rise, c. 80m from the W bank of the NW-SE Boyle River where it enters Lough Eidin. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-5.5m; int. H 0.2-0.8m; ext. H 0.6-1.4m) N-SE and a scarp (max. H 1m at S) elsewhere with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.9-5.2m; D 0.1-0.8m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at ENE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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