Discover Alone, back to main map

Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooncah (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. The grass-covered circle measures forty metres east-west and thirty-eight metres north-south beside a slight forty-centimetre scarp. It sits on level ground at the western foot of Slieve Bawn, about one hundred and eighty metres southwest of Rath.
Marked as an almost complete circular field (diam. c. 50m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape at the W foot of Slieve Bawn. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.4m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO029-129----) is c. 180m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places