What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kiltrustan,tullen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kiltrustan,tullen, County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits at the crest of the north end of the northwest-southeast ridge of Mullaghcreigha Hill. A scrub-covered earthen bank and outer fosse define a circular grass-covered area, though the bank now forms a townland boundary with Kiltrustan and the fosse is removed on the northeast side. A 2.2m entrance opens at the northwest.
At the crest of the N end of the NW-SE ridge of Mullaghcreigha Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.1m N-S; 36.7m E-W) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 3.3-5.2m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.7-1.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.5-4.3m; Wth of base 1.3-1.8m; D 0.2m) S-W-NNE, but the bank is incorporated into a townland boundary with Kiltrustan (Wth 6.5m; H 1.3m) and the fosse is removed NNE-S. There is an entrance (Wth 2.2m) at NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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