What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (athlone North By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 34 metres north-south and 30 metres east-west on a gentle south-facing slope. An earthen bank 2.7 to 3.8 metres wide and 0.25 to 0.8 metres high defines most of the perimeter, while a field bank and hedge replace it from the northeast to southeast. No visible fosse or identifiable original entrance remains, and the site appears only on the 1928 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map.
Marked only on the 1928 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 34m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.7-3.8m; int. H 0.25-0.4m; ext. H 0.75-0.8m), which is replaced by a field bank and hedge NE-SE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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