What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycreggan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycreggan, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures about 32.8 metres across and sits on the crest of a slight ridge. A low earthen bank, roughly six metres wide and thirty centimetres high, defines the boundary without a visible entrance or fosse. Two other raths lie within two hundred metres to the northeast and northwest.
On the crest of a slight NNE-SSW ridge in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32.8m NE-SW; 32.7m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth c. 6m; max. H 0.3m) with some stone. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO048-115001-) is c. 130m to the NE and the rath (RO048-114----) is c. 170m to the NNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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