What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cartron (frenchpark By.) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cartron (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a hollow in an undulating landscape and preserves a circular grass-covered area about thirty metres across. A grass and scrub-covered stone spread defines the boundary, while intermittently visible facing stones mark the structure. No entrance remains visible.

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a hollow in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a grass and scrub-covered stone spread (Wth 5m generally to 8.5m at E; int. H 0.8-1.5m; ext. H 0.1m at N to 1.5m at E) with intermittently visible facing stones. There is no visible entrance. Hut-site (RO016-025002-) and mound (RO016-025003-) are outside the cashel to the N. Rath (RO016-024001-) is c. 40m to the WSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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