What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drinaun, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a broad east-west ridge and contains a circular scrub-covered area defined by an overgrown earthen bank and outer fosse. A southeast entrance and causeway provide access, while the western interior holds an excavated pond whose spoil reinforced the local bank. Two other raths lie within two hundred metres to the north and northeast.

On the crest of a broad E-W ridge. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 29.2m E-W; 26.7m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.3-4.1m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.3m), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 2.2m; D 0.2m) SE-W-NW. There is an entrance (Wth 3m) and causeway (Wth 4m) at SE. The W part of the interior has been excavated as a pond (dims. 24m N-S; 9m E-W; D 1m) with the spoil added to the bank at W, and a pond has been dug in the fosse at NW. Rath (RO023-056----) is c. 100m to the N and rath (RO023-058----) is c. 200m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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