What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toormore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toormore, County Roscommon, Ireland. Susan Curran first identified the circular grass and rush-covered area during an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. The site sits on a level area in a gently undulating pasture landscape, measures roughly twenty-eight metres across, and shows a low scarp without a visible fosse or entrance.
Located on a level area in a gently undulating pasture landscape. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is a circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 28m E-W; 27m N-S) defined a low scarp (at SE: Wth 2.9m; H 0.35m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. The perimeter at NW is cut by a shallow NE-SW land drain.
Compiled by; Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 May 2015
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