What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolcam, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands on a gentle SE-facing slope about 120m from the W edge of Coolcam Lough turlough. A circular scrub-covered area 34.4m wide is defined by an overgrown flat-topped bank and a shallow fosse. A 3m entrance with stone-facing opens on the S side at ENE.

On a gentle SE-facing slope, c. 120m from the W edge of Coolcam Lough turlough which is largely in Co. Galway. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 34.4m N-S; 31.9m E-W) defined by an overgrown flat-topped bank (Wth of base 4-6m; Wth of top 2-2.7m; int. H 0.2m at S to 1.2m at W; ext. H 0.5-1m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) ENE-SE (downslope), and a fosse (Wth of top 4.5-5m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.4-0.6m) S-N-ENE. There is an entrance (Wth 3m) with stone-facing on the S side at ENE. Rath (RO032-059001-) is c. 60m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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