What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyardan, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle east-facing slope as a circular grass-covered area measuring 52.5m east-west and 51.2m north-south. An earthen bank and hedge define the south, west and northeast edges, while a scarp marks the remainder. The outer edge is stone-revetted from northwest through east to south, but no fosse or entrance is visible.

On a gentle E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 52.5m E-W; 51.2m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 2.4-3.6m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.75-1m) S-W-NE and a scarp (H 0.75-0.9m) elswhere. The outer edge is stone-revetted NW-E-S, but there is no visible fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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