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Why this matters

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

Overview

Indicated — Castlestrange is recorded as Enclosure — large enclosure in Roscommon. Marked as a large circular or polygonal feature (diam. c. 100m) with a house called Rockfield at its centre on the 1837 ed.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: No feature is visible at ground level in pasture, and it clearly was a drystone-built enclosure associated with the house which was built on rock outcrop.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: of the OS 6-inch map, and as a large enclosure (diam.

What was found

The saved account records: Marked as a large circular or polygonal feature (diam.

What remains

The saved account records: c. 100m) with a house called Rockfield at its centre on the 1837 ed.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Castlestrange matters as a recorded enclosure — large enclosure tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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