What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curreentorpan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curreentorpan, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass and rush-covered area measures 27.3 metres north-west to south-east and 23.5 metres north-east to south-west. A rush-filled fosse, 1.4 to 2.3 metres wide and 0.1 to 0.2 metres deep, defines the perimeter. A north-east to south-west field drain has cut through the monument towards the eastern perimeter, exposing a silted fosse section 6 metres wide and 1 metre deep.
On the outer edge of a shelf on a gentle S-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Subcircular grass and rush-covered area (dims 27.3m NW-SE; 23.5m NE-SW) defined by a rush-filled fosse (Wth 1.4-2.3m; D 0.1-0.2m). A NE-SW field drain has been cut through the monument towards the perimeter at E, and the silted fosse (Wth 6m; D 1m) can be seen in the section. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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