What is recorded here

Promontory fort is a promontory fort, inland in Churchacres, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies an oval area within a mature deciduous wood on a peninsula jutting southwest from the north shore of Lough Meelagh. An earthen bank and outer fosse cross the eastern isthmus, though no visible entrance or internal features remain. St Lassar's Well sits approximately 140 metres to the east-southeast.

On a peninsula jutting SW from the N shore of Lough Meelagh (dims. c. 2 km E-W; c. 600m-1 km N-S). Oval area (dims. 50m ENE-WSW; 31m NNW-SSE) in a mature deciduous wood protected by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H c. 1m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 6.5m; D 0.2-0.4m) across the isthmus (L 21m) at E. There is no visible entrance or any internal features. St Lassar's Well (RO004-002002-) is c. 140m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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