What is recorded here

In Carrowcrom, a small earthen ringfort stands on a rise above pasture, its shallow scarp still holding a ghost of shape after centuries of grass and weather. The western ground falls away sharply, giving the circle a commanding view across undulating terrain, while a hidden stream runs close to the east. People may have lived there, loved there, or fled from it; the earth has kept the outline but released the names.

In pasture, located on a rise, with a more pronounced fall of ground on the W side. There are good views over the surrounding undulating terrain, although somewhat restricted by rising ground to NE and SW. There is a stream 50-60m to E. This possible rath is not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, but is shown on the 1922 edition. It consists of a roughly circular, slightly raised area (diam. 14.5m N−S; 15.5m E−W) defined by a partly levelled earthen scarp (ext. H 0.6m at S), which retains a slightly raised internal rim in parts. A poorly defined gap or low section in the scarp at SE may be the site of the original entrance. It is likely that this is a rath, although the diameter is at the lower end of the size range. There is another possible rath (MA040-011----), also of small size, 40m to N. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 April 2018

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