What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Loughglinn Demesne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Loughglinn Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a broad east-west ridge and appears only on the 1914 Ordnance Survey six-inch map. The subcircular grass-covered area measures about 56 metres east-west and 49.5 metres north-south, bounded by remains of a fosse with a top width of 6.7 to 10.3 metres and base width of 3.8 to 4.4 metres. A wide entrance was once noted at the east-southeast but can no longer be seen.

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the crest of a broad E-W ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 56m E-W; 49.5m N-S) defined by the remains of a fosse (Wth of top 6.7-10.3m; Wth of base 3.8-4.4m; int. D 0.4m; ext. D 0.1-0.5m). A wide entrance was noted at ESE (Gannon 1972), but cannot be seen now (max. ext. dims 73m E-W; 65.5m N-S). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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