What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyglass (roscommon By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyglass (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures about 50 metres east-west and 48 metres north-south, defined by an earth and stone bank 2.25 to 3 metres wide and 0.2 to 0.3 metres high. A rectangular enclosure or annexe attaches to the northern perimeter, measuring 21 metres west-northwest to east-southeast and 14 metres north-northeast to south-southwest, with a 2-metre-wide stone spread 0.2 metre high. The south-southeast to south-west perimeter forms the north side of a roadway, and a cashel stands about 20 metres to the southeast.

Visible on aerial photograph (OSAP: 3/0144), and situated at the crest of a NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 50m E-W; 48m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.25-3m; H 0.2-0.3m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but attached to the perimeter at N is a rectangular enclosure or annexe (RO028-189002-) (int. dims 21m WNW-ESE; 14m NNE-SSW) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2m; H 0.2m). The perimeter SSE-SW forms the N side of roadway (RO028-189003-), and cashel (RO028-190001-) is c. 20m to the SE. Archaeological testing (12E0399) c. 20m SW of the road and c. 30m SW of this rath at the nearest point produced no related material (Crumlish 2012). See excavations.ie (2012:506). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 Amended: 4 February 2020

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