What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cross South is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cross South, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered area sits on a low knoll on a south-facing slope, defined by a wide stone spread and a scarp with facing stones. A grass-covered mound lies east of the centre, while a man-made underground passage runs beneath the west-northwest perimeter. No visible entrance breaks the surrounding stone boundary.
On a low knoll on a S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 31.1m N-S; 27.4m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.2-6.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3-0.6m) SW-N-SE and a scarp with facing-stones (Wth 0.5m; H 0.2m) SE-SW. There is no visible entrance, but there is a grass-covered mound (RO008-006003-) (diam. 5m; H 0.3-0.8m) E of the centre. Man-made underground passage (RO008-006002-) is under the perimeter at WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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