What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownurlar (roscommon By. ) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownurlar (roscommon By. ), County Roscommon, Ireland. The oval grass-covered platform measures 32.8m east-west and 27m north-south on a rise on the west-facing slope of a drumlin. A scarp rises 0.5m at the south and 1.6m at the west, while an outer fosse spans 3.7m to 5m across its base and cuts 0.15m to 0.3m deep along the northeast and southwest sides. No entrance is visible.
On a rise on the W-facing slope of a drumlin. Oval grass-covered platform (dims 32.8m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m at S to 1.6m at W), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 3.7m at W to 5m at N; D 0.15-0.3m) N-E and SW-WNW. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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