What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bredagh (athlone South By., Turrock Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bredagh (athlone South By., Turrock Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle south-facing slope as a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 37.5 metres east-northwest to west-southeast and 34 metres north-northwest to south-southeast. An earth and stone bank surrounds the interior, while an outer flat-bottomed fosse borders the exterior except along the north-eastern edge. A stone-lined entrance and causeway mark the southern approach, and grass-covered field walls connect to the site from several directions.

On a gentle S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 37.5m ENE-WSW; 34m NNW-SSE) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5.5-6.5m; int. H 0.45-0.65m; ext. H 1.2-1.4m) and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 6-7m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.3-0.5m), which does not survive N-SE. A stone-lined entrance (Wth 2.2m) and causeway (Wth 4.5m) are at S. Grass-covered field walls approach the site from WSW, WNW, NNE and E while a more substantial grass-covered field wall crosses the site NE-SW. There are lazy-beds relating to this wall in the interior, and burials (RO047-057002-) have been found there (NMI topographical file). See the attached aerial view taken from the NW Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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