What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonskeeveen, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area sits towards the bottom of the south-facing drumlin slope. An earthen bank surrounds the interior, while an outer fosse cuts across the exterior. Four other raths stand within two hundred metres to the north, east and northeast.

Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5-6.35; int. H 0.6m at E to 1.1m at N; ext. H 0.9-1.5m) WSW-N-ESE which is incorporated into a field bank WSW-NW, and a scarp (H 0.8m) elsewhere. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.4-5.85m; Wth of base 1.7-2.85m; D 0.2-0.6m) NNW-E which is re-cut as a drain SW-NNW and E-S, but there is no visible entrance. Raths (RO011-023----); (RO011-024001-), (RO011-025----), and (RO011-027----) are c. 190m to the NW, c. 160m to the N, c. 140m to the NE and c. 80m to the ENE, respectively. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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