What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ogulla is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ogulla, County Roscommon, Ireland. A circular grass-covered area 27.5m north-south and 27m east-west is defined by a 0.2m scarp on gently undulating ground. Another rath lies about 100m to the east, while archaeological testing 140m to the south found no related material.
Visible on aerial photographs (ACAP: V206/3-4), and situated on a gently undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 27.5m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2m). Rath (RO022-110----) is c. 100m to the E. Archaeological testing (13E0278) on an extensive area (dims c. 180m N-S; c. 90-130m NW-SE) located c. 140m to the S produced no related material (Crumlish 2013).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 4 December, 2014
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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