What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cornalee is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cornalee, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass platform measures 28.5 metres north-northeast to south-southwest and about 20 metres east to west on a slight rise. A scarp 0.8 to 1.5 metres high defines its north, east and south edges, while a north-south laneway crosses the west half and an east-west field wall bisects the east part. No fosse or original entrance is visible, but the western scarp remains beneath the lane bank.
On slight rise in an undulating landscape. D-shaped grass-covered platform (dims 28.5m NNE-SSW; c. 20m E-W) defined by a scarp H 0.8-1.5m) N-E-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and the W half is overlain by N-S laneway that curves slightly to the W. However, the defining scarp at W can be seen beneath the W bank of the lane, and the E part of monument is bisected by an E-W field wall.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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