What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooneigh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a broad east-west drumlin ridge and contains a circular grassy area measured thirty-three point six metres east-west and thirty point six metres north-south. An overgrown earthen bank surrounds the centre, while an outer ditch and two other raths mark the same ridge nearby.

On the crest of a broad E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 33.6m E-W; 30.6m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.5-5m; int. H 0.1m at E to 0.6-0.8m W-N; ext. H 0.8m at E to 1.5m at S), with inner facing-stones E-S, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.4-6.2m; Wth of base 2.5-3m; D 0.3-0.5m). The entrance (Wth 2m) and causeway (Wth 4m) are at E, and there is a modern entrance (Wth 2.5m) at WNW. The monument is surrounded by a drystone wall. Rath (RO022-127----) is c. 300m to the W and rath (RO022-129----) is c. 200m to the ENE along the ridge. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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