What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derrydonnell, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a flat low-lying landscape as a circular grass-covered area measuring thirty-two point nine metres east-west and thirty-one point one metres north-south. An earthen bank seven point seven to eight point three metres wide surrounds the centre, while an outer fosse seven point seven to eight point eight metres wide at the top cuts into the ground. A narrow entrance ramp and wider causeway mark the south-east edge, although the inner bank and fosse have almost disappeared elsewhere.

On a flat low-lying landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32.9m E-W; 31.1m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 7.7-8.3m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 2.2m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 7.7-8.8m; Wth of base 2.1-3.1m; D 0.6-1m), with an outer bank (at N: Wth 6.7m; ext. H 0.3m) W-ENE. There is an entrance ramp (Wth 2.1m) and causeway (Wth 3.6m) at SE, but the inner bank (int. H 0.3m) and fosse (ext. D 0.3m) have been almost completely removed ESE-WSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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