What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyroddy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyroddy, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle south-facing slope as a circular grass-covered area measuring 26.6 metres east-west and 24.8 metres north-south. A complete rush-filled fosse surrounds the site, while a low central mound rises 0.2 to 0.3 metres above the ground. Another rath lies approximately 190 metres to the northwest.

On a gentle S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 26.6m E-W; 24.8m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.2-0.4m) with slight traces of a bank (int. H 0.1m) S-SSW, and a complete rush-filled fosse (Wth of base 2.3-3.3m; D 0.1m). There is no visible entrance, but there is a low mound (RO016-153002-) (diam. 5.4m E-W; 4.9m N-S; H 0.2-0.3m) at the centre. Rath (RO016-119----) is c. 190m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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