What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Emlaghglasny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Emlaghglasny, County Roscommon, Ireland. M. A. Timoney first identified the circular grass-covered area on the gentle NE-facing slope of a low WNW-ESE ridge.

On the gentle NE-facing slope of a low WNW-ESE ridge, and first identified by M. A. Timoney. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 41.5m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by a low scarp (H 0.2-0.3m) which merges into the ground E-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance and it is slightly truncated by a NNE-SSW field bank at NW (L c. 25m). Burials (RO034-051----) were found c. 120m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

A circular earthen ringfort in Emlaghglasny, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a low, grass-covered scarp. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, often regarded as the dwellings of supernatural beings.

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