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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Indicated — Castleplunket is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Roscommon. Raised D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 49m ENE-WSW 34m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp (H 1.3-1.8m), with slight traces of a bank (Wth 4m

Who made it and when

The saved account records: Raised D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 49m ENE-WSW

How it was made and used

The saved account records: The site is truncated by a quarry at N (L 30m), and it is surrounded by a field bank SW-N-SE.

What was found

The saved account records: 34m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp (H 1.3-1.8m), with slight traces of a bank (Wth 4m

What remains

The saved account records: H 0.2m) which only survives NNE-ENE and SSW-SW.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Castleplunket matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: H 0.3m) NNE-E and WSW-WNW, separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6-7.2m

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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