What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Skrine is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Skrine, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of Skreen Hill and consists of a circular grass-covered area bounded by an earthen bank, a rounded fosse, and an outer bank. A causeway at the southeast and a man-made underground passage extending from the centre to the northwest perimeter complete the visible structure. Two other raths lie approximately two hundred metres to the west-northwest and north-northeast.

On a S-facing slope of Skreen Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40.6m E-W; 37.8m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 2.7-5m; int. H 0.05-0.5m; ext. H 0.55-1.55m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.3-7.8m; Wth of base 2-3.4m; ext. D 0.8-1.2m) from an outer bank (Wth 2-3.4m; ext. H 0.15-0.55m). There is a causeway (Wth 4.9m) at SSE (max. ext. diam. 56.4m E-W; 52.4m N-S). Man-made underground passage (RO041-084002-) is in the interior, extending from the centre to the perimeter at NW. Rath (RO041-083001-) is c. 200m to the WNW and rath (RO041-067----) is c. 200m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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