What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownderry, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular earthwork sits on a gentle southeast-facing slope and measures roughly forty metres across. A broad earthen bank surrounds the overgrown centre, while a narrow opening faces southeast. Another rath lies about one hundred and forty metres to the northeast.

Towards the bottom of a gentle SE-facing slope. Circular overgrown area (diam. 43.5m NNE-SSW; 39.8m WNW-ESE) defined by an overgrown but poached earthen bank (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.65-0.8m), with some inner facing-stones SSE-S. There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 1.7m) is at SSE. Rath (RO045-150----) is c. 140m to the ENE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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