What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carnagh West, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a low-lying landscape as a circular grass and scrub-covered area defined by an earth and stone bank with some bushes. Slight traces of a shallow fosse appear at the southeast, while an eighteen-centimetre-wide entrance faces east. A rath lies one hundred and sixty metres to the east-northeast and a cashel lies one hundred metres to the south.

On a low-lying landscape. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 34.4m NE-SW; 32.4m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank with some bushes (Wth 6-7.5m; int. H 0.7-0.85; ext. H 1.55-1.85m), and slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.1m) at SE. The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at E, and spoil has been added to the perimeter. Rath (RO045-119----) is c. 160m to the ENE and cashel (RO045-118001-) is c. 100m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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