What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mountplunkett, County Roscommon, Ireland. Two other raths stand within 100m to the SW and WNW. The circular earthwork has an inner bank, rounded fosse and outer bank, but no identifiable original entrance. Deciduous trees now cover the 36.7m by 34.2m area on the SE-facing slope.

Towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. Circular overgrown area with deciduous trees (diam. 36.7m NW-SE; 34.2m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NE: Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) separated by a complete rounded fosse (at NE: Wth of top 6.2m; Wth of base 1.1m ; D 1.15m) from an outer overgrown bank (at NE: Wth 5.8m; ext. H 0.95m) N-E-SSW. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO042-111002-) is c. 50m to the SW and rath (RO042-160----) is c. 100m to the WNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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