What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Clashroe, County Offaly: a 59 m circular rath on a west-facing slope, its earthen bank still standing three metres high outside though cut back inside and damaged at the west. A modern laneway has taken the place of much of the outer fosse from south through west to north, and no entrance is clear. The size and shape suggest a substantial occupied or ceremonial enclosure, but the missing entrance and worn bank keep the exact use out of reach.

Situated on the W facing slope of high ground below the summit. Large circular area (diam 59m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m - 1m; ext. H 3m) which is badly damaged at W and reduced to a scarp in places. There are slight traces of an outer fosse from S through W to N with a modern laneway enclosing the inner bank from S through W to N. No evidence of an entrance feature. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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