What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coggalkeenagh,coggalmore, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the summit of a low hill and presents as a broad oval rather than a sharp circle. The oval stretches farther east-west than north-south, while a single surrounding ditch marks its edge. Another rath lies less than a hundred metres to the north.

Marked as an oval enclosure (dims c. 45m E-W; c. 35m N-S) bisected by the E-W townland boundary on the 1837 ed. and as an oval enclosure (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 30m N-S) bisected by the boundary on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated at the summit of a low hill, it is not visible at ground level in pasture. It is visible as an oval area (int. dims c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S) defined by a single fosse feature on Bing and digitalglobe images (c. 2013). Rath (RO029-095----) is c. 90m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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