What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloontogher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloontogher, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a low-lying, level landscape as a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 32.7 metres north-west to south-east and 27.7 metres north-east to south-west. Earthen banks and an outer fosse define parts of the perimeter, while a rectangular annexe attaches to the north-west side. The north-west boundary is occupied by the enclosure of the mass-rock, leaving no identifiable original entrance.

In a low-lying, level landscape. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 32.7m NW-SE; 27.7m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) with some bushes and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.2m; Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.2m) SSE-W, and by an earthen bank (Wth of base 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) ENE-ESE. The perimeter can scarcely be traced elsewhere, being occupied by the enclosure of the mass-rock (RO040-034003) at NW. There is no identifiable original entrance, but there is a rectangular annexe (RO040-034002-) (dims 8-9m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) defined by a slight scarp (H 02-0.5m) and traces of a bank at the E end of the NW side (L 12.4m) attached to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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