What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballaghabawbeg, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a northwest-southeast ridge and contains a circular grass-covered area measured forty-nine point eight metres east-west and forty-eight point six metres north-south. An earthen bank and flat-bottomed fosse define the perimeter, while an altered entrance and stone-lined causeway appear at the east. Two additional raths and a small grass-covered cairn remain nearby.

On the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 49.8m E-W; 48.6m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5-7.5m; int. H 0.4-0.9m; ext. H 2-2.9m) and flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 7-11m; Wth of base 2.8-4.4m; D 0.2-0.6m). The altered entrance and stone-lined causeway (Wth 2.5m) are at E (max. ext. diam. 71m E-W; 67m N-S). There is a small grass-covered cairn (RO028-119002-) (diam. 4m; H 0.3-0.7m), probably a clearance cairn, NW of the centre, and rath (RO028-118----) is immediately to the N while rath (RO028-120----) is c. 80m to the SE. See the attached aerial images from the NW (002), ENE (003) and from the NNE (010). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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