What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Usna is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Usna, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area on a southeast-facing slope overlooking the Boyle River and Lough Eiden floodplain. The perimeter consists of an overgrown stone spread with no visible entrance, while a smaller house site with stone wall bases remains inside the northeast section.
On a shelf on a SE-facing slope overlooking the floodplain of the Boyle River and Lough Eiden, c. 350m to the E. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 30.5m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 2.7m at N to 4.3-5m generally; int. H 0.3m at E to 0.6-0.8m generally; ext. H 0.3-0.5m E-S to 0.7-0.9m W-N). There is no visible entrance, but there is a house site (RO006-115002-) (int. dims 10m N-S; 5.2m) inside the perimeter at NE defined by the base of stone walls (Wth 0.8m) at N and W and the inner edge of the cashel perimeter at E. Rath (RO006-114----) is c. 190m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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