What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clooneigh (boyle By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooneigh (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. Susan Curran first identified the oval feature during an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. The structure measures about 45m north-south and 30m east-west in rough pasture above Lough Edin, though only a 4m wide and 0.6m high eastern scarp remains visible.

Situated in rough pasture, just above the shoreline of Lough Edin, which is c. 60m to the E. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. It appears on the image as an oval feature (dims c. 45m N-S; c. 30m E-W), but only a scarp (at E: Wth 4m; H 0.6m) is visible N-E-S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 May 2015

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooneigh, likely dating to the early medieval period, is situated near Lough Edin and was identified through LiDAR analysis by Susan Curran in a University College Dublin thesis. Local tradition may associate it with fairy lore, as suggested by its name, though specific folklore is not recorded.

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