What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grange (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the NE end of a low NE-SW drumlin as a subcircular area measuring about 33m N-S and 30m E-W, defined by an earth and stone bank and outer fosse. The site is no longer visible at ground level, although bushes surround it from S-W-NE. Two other raths lie 60m and 130m to the SW.
At the NE end of a low NE-SW drumlin. Described as a subcircular area (diam. c. 33m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank and outer fosse (Gannon 1972). It is no longer visible at ground level, although surrounded by bushes S-W-NE. Rath (RO011-108002-) is c. 60m to the SW and rath (RO011-108001-) is c. 130m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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