What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castleland is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Castleland, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a rise in an undulating landscape and presents a circular grass-covered platform measuring 23.6m east-west and 22.8m north-south. The platform slopes down to the east with a scarp reaching 1m high, while an outer fosse runs west to northeast before reducing to a wider berm elsewhere. No visible entrance appears, and a rath sits immediately to the north.

Marked only on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situtated on a rise in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 23.6m E-W; 22.8m N-S) which slopes down to the E (H of slope 1m) defined by a scarp (H 0.6-1m), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.7-6.1m; Wth of base 4.2-4.9m; ext. D 0.2-0.5m) W-NE which is reduced to a berm (Wth 7.3-13m) defined by a slight scarp elsewhere. There is no visible entrance, and rath (RO022-112001-) is immediately to the N. Archaeological testing (06E0678) c. 75m to the E failed to produce any related archaeological material (Guinan 2009c). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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