What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghboy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curraghboy, County Roscommon, Ireland. A subcircular grass-covered dome, 38.7m by 34m, with a 2.5 to 4.5m wide earth-and-stone bank and no ditch, stands in a low-lying part of the undulating land. A 1.1m gap at the south-south-east marks the entrance, while field boundaries cut slightly into the north and east perimeter.

In a low-lying position in an undulating landscape. Subcircular domed and grass-covered area (dims 38.7m WNW-ESE; 34m NNE-SSW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5-4.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.35-0.55m) with no evidence of a fosse. The perimeter is truncated slightly by a NE-SW field boundary at N and a NW-SE field boundary at E, while the entrance (Wth 1.1m) is at SSE. The interior is overlain by some relict field banks. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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