What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Tawnagh is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Tawnagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular cashel sits on a slight rise in an undulating landscape, with a grass-covered stone spread forming its perimeter and a relict field wall crossing its interior. A nearby cashel and rath occupy the same local area, while the main structure remains visible as a circular enclosure on aerial photographs.

Visible as a circular enclousre on aerial photographs (GSIAP M 595-6), and situated on a slight rise in an undulating landscape. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (int. dims. c. 29m NNW-SSE; 27.7m ENE-WSW) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.5-5.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.2-1.3m) with intermittently visible facing stones. There is no visible entrance but a relict field wall traverses the interior diagonally NE-SW. The perimeter is incorporated into a field wall NNW-NE and obscured by field stones S-WSW. Cashel (RO048-130----) is c. 60m to the WNW and rath (RO048-187----) is c. 180m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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