What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (ballintober North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a southwest-facing drumlin slope and measures forty-nine metres across. An earthen bank, outer fosse and eastern entrance define the circular grass-covered area. Two other raths stand within one hundred metres to the northwest and east.

At the crest of the SW-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 49m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 0.2m at W to 0.9m at NW; ext. H 1.25-1.5m) SW-N-NE and a scarp (H 1.25-1.3m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.7-6.2m; D 0.2-0.4m) SW-N and at NE. There is an outer bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.2m) WSW-WNW, and the entrance (Wth 3.3m) is at E. Rath (RO011-131----) is c. 100m to the NW and rath (RO011-133----) is c. 80m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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