What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Skrine is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Skrine, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies an oval area towards the bottom of a northwest-facing slope, defined by bank remains and slight traces of a fosse. A field wall truncates the southwest section while a local tradition claims the site served as a children's burial ground.
Towards the bottom of a NW-facing slope. Described in 1982 as an oval area (dims. 41.5m NE-SW; 24.5m NW-SE) defined by the remains of a bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m) incorporated into a field bank at E and with slight traces of a fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) at N (SMR file). It is truncated at SW by a NW-SE field wall (L 15.5m). There is a local tradition of its use as a children's burial ground (RO041-085002-) (Gannon 1972).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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