What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area spans twenty-three metres and contains a grass-covered stone spread, inner scarp and outer berm. Another rath sits fifty metres to the north-northeast.
On the W-facing slope of a low hill Circular grass-covered area (diam. 23m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 3.7m at W to 5.5m at N; int. H 0.1m at N to 0.55m at E; ext. H 0.1m at E to 1m at N) SW-E, and a scarp down to the interior (H 0.45-0.55m) SE-S. There is an outer berm (Wth 2.7-3.6m) defined by a scarp (H 0.3-0.4m) at W and N-NE, but there is no visible entrance. Rath (RO006-100----) is c. 50m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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