What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kiltybranks, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the northwest end of a ridge and presents a circular grass-covered area bounded by an earthen bank. Farm buildings now touch the northeast section, while a separate field bank and hedge surround the perimeter at a short distance. No entrance or inner ditch remains visible.

Towards the NW end of the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 59m NE-SW; 58m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6-3.8m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 0.6-0.7m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) NW-NE and which is impinged on by farm buildings NE-SE. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but the perimeter is surrounded by a field bank and hedge SW-NNE, c. 5-10m distant. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 1 May 2018

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