Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Woodbrook

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Woodbrook is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Woodbrook, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing slope where an oval grass and rush-covered area measures thirty-two metres north-south and twenty-one point five metres east-west. An overgrown earthen bank defines the perimeter, with modern entrances at the northeast and south-southwest and a surrounding drain replacing a visible fosse.
On a N-facing slope. Oval grass and rush-covered area (dims 32m N-S; 21.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at W: Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.1m; at S: Wth 3.6m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 1.3m). There are modern entrances at NE and SSW and material may have been taken from the interior. There is no visible fosse, but the perimeter is surrounded by a drain (Wth 1.5-2m; D 0.5-0.7m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places