What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cloghan (clonlisk By.) is a large circular stone enclosure on a west-facing hillock in County Offaly. A modern road cut through its western and northern banks, destroying part of the inner wall and outer ditch, but the eastern, southern and south-western earthwork still marks the shape of the place. The fort may have been a dwelling, a boundary or a ceremonial marker, yet its size and position suggest people valued the hill enough to shape it.

Situated on W facing slope of natural hillock in upland area. Large circular area (diam 70m E-W) enclosed by an inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 2.5m) of mainly stone construction destroyed by a modern road from W to N, outer fosse (Wth 1.5 - 2.5m; ext. D 0.4m) also destroyed by the road with an external bank (Wth 3m) only visible from E through S to SW. The interior of the site follows the natural slope of the hillock. Possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at E. Large quarry pit in the W sector of the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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