Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Carnagh East is recorded as Enclosure in Roscommon. Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as a pound on the 1837 ed.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Marked as a circular enclosure (diam.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: An arc of drystone wall survives E-S-W (diam.
What was found
The saved account records: c. 30m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as a pound on the 1837 ed.
What remains
The saved account records: Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope in an undulating landscape.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Carnagh East matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: c. 25m E-W) with a rockery in the curve of what was an animal pound.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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