Flanagans Fort

On the E-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 41.5m NNE-SSW; 39.4m WNW-ESE; H 0.2m at E to 2m at W) which slopes down to the E (H c. 3.5m). It is bisected by a NNE-SSW field bank and drain, and is barely visible E of this feature. The platform is defined by a fosse (Wth of top 10-11m; Wth of base 5-7m; D 0.6m) and outer bank (Wth 1.5-2.2m; H 0.3m) SSW-WNW, but the fosse is reduced to a berm (Wth 7.5-10m) defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.9m) and the bank is absent elsewhere (max. ext. diam. 63m NNE-SSW; 63m WNW-ESE). Just NW of the centre is a low mound (RO022-056054-) (diam. 5m; H 0.1m). The road (RO022-056034-) runs W from this barrow past Rathscreg barrow (RO022-056035-) and the smaller barrows (RO022-056036-; RO022-056037-), which are c. 180m, c. 130m, and c. 100m to the WNW respectively. (Knox 1914a, 23-4 fig. 9; Herity 1983, 131; 1984, Kilnanooan; Waddell 1983, 39-41; 1988, 12, No. 42) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Circular earthen fort, likely dating to the Early Medieval period. Its location on the Rathcroghan ridge suggests a possible ceremonial or defensive function in a landscape associated with royal or ritual activity.