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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tobermacloughlin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tobermacloughlin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tobermacloughlin, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise on a north-south ridge and measures twenty-nine metres across. A circular, slightly domed earth and stone bank defines the site, though a field wall now bisects the interior and another surrounds part of the perimeter. The eastern section has been removed since 1995, leaving the western grass-covered part behind.
On a slight rise on a N-S ridge. Described in 1995 as a circular, slightly domed area (diam. 29m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by an eroded earth and stone bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3-0.6m) with no evidence of an outer fosse. There was no visible entrance. It was bisected by a N-S field wall with a further field wall surrounding and partly overlying the perimeter S-W-N (SRM file). The W part was grass-covered and the E part is overgrown, but since 1995 the E part has been removed. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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