Overview
Indicated — Corbaun is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Roscommon. On a low rise in a low-lying landscape. Oval grass-covered but poached area (dims 39.5m E-W
Who made it and when
The saved account records: On a low rise in a low-lying landscape.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: There is no visible entrance, but an E-W field bank and hedge overlies the interior towards the perimeter at S.
What was found
The saved account records: Oval grass-covered but poached area (dims 39.5m E-W
What remains
The saved account records: 31m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 2.85m
Why it mattered
Indicated — Corbaun 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 1.25m) with some bushes WSW-N-E which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4m
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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