What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Portobello is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Portobello, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area sits on a low rise and measures 22.5 metres east-west by 21.5 metres north-south. An earthen bank, two to 3.3 metres wide and standing 0.6 to 1.1 metres high externally, defines the perimeter before reducing to a straight scarp toward the southeast. Mature deciduous trees now plant the boundary, while no visible fosse or entrance remains.
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a low rise. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 22.5m E-W; 21.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3.3m; int. H 0.25-0.75m; ext. H 0.6-1.1m), which is reduced to a straight scarp (H 0.8m-1.1m) SE-SSW. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but the perimeter is planted with mature deciduous trees.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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