What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (roscommon By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies an oval, scrub-covered area 31 metres east-west and 24 metres north-south on the south-facing slope of a northeast-southwest ridge. A one-to-three-metre scarp defines the perimeter, though the eastern edge has been quarried and no bank, fosse or entrance remains visible. The site is marked only on the 1914 edition of the OS 6-inch map and stands unplanted within a coniferous forest.
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the S-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge. Oval scrub-covered area which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest (dims. 31m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1-3m). There is no visible bank, fosse or entrance, and the perimeter has been quarried at E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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