What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cleen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cleen, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area sits on a low rise between drumlins and measures 33.5 metres north-south by 27 metres east-west. A hedge-covered scarp rises 0.6 metres along the southeast, west and northwest edges, while traces of a grass-covered stone spread appear along the northwest and north. Farm buildings at the east and an east-west road at the north truncate the monument.
Depicted only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on a low rise in a valley between drumlins. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 33.5m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a hedge-covered scarp (H 0.6m) SE-W-NW with traces of a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1-3m; int. H 0.1-0.4m) NW-N. The monument is truncated by farm buildings at E and an E-W road at N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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