What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Runnamoat is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Runnamoat, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 27.7 metres east-west and 24 metres north-south at the bottom of a northeast-facing slope beside a canalized stream. A slight bank and outer fosse define most of the perimeter, although the northwest to northeast section has eroded due to the water. No original entrance remains identifiable.
At the bottom of a NE-facing slope beside a canalized WNW-ESE stream. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 27.7m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a slight bank (Wth 4.2-5.2m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.4-0.6m) NE-S-NW, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.7m; D 0.1m) ENE-SE and SW-NW. The perimeter NW-NE has been eroded by the stream. There is no identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
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