What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clooncosker is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooncosker, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular overgrown area thirty-two metres north-south and thirty metres east-west on the gentle northwest-facing slope of a drumlin overlooking Lough Nablahy. An earthen bank, now incorporated into a field bank with an outer drain, defines the eastern and southern edges, while a scarp marks the remainder. A field bank and drain cross the interior south of the centre.

On the gentle NW-facing slope of a drumlin overlooking Lough Nablahy (dims c. 1.5 km NE-SW; c. 400m NW-SE), c. 150m-200m distant W-N. Circular overgrown area (diam. 32m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m at W to 4m at S; int. H 0.3m at W to 0.8m at E; ext. H 1.2-1.4m) incorporated into a field bank with an outer drain (Wth of top 2.6-6m; Wth of base 1.2-1.6m; D 0.3m at W to 1.7m at E) ESE-WSW, and by a scarp (H 0.4m) elsewhere. A WNW-ESE field bank and drain cross the interior S of the centre. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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