What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooncah (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area just off the crest of a low drumlin ridge, defined by a stony earthen bank that is incorporated into a road bank at the south-west. A slight fosse marks the west and north-west perimeter, while a four-metre entrance opens at the north-west. Farm buildings impinge on the south-east edge, and two relict field banks run north-east from the main perimeter.

Just off the crest of the NE-facing slope of al low NW-SE drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 57m E-W; 55m N-S) defined by a stony earthen bank (Wth 3.2-3.6m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.7-1.4m) W-N-E, which is incorporated into a road bank S-SW. There is a slight fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.2m) W-NW and there is an entrance (Wth 4m) at NW. Farm buildings impinge on the perimeter at SE, and two relict field banks run NE from the perimeter at N and NE, the one at N extending into the interior. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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