What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a barrow, ring-barrow in Knock, County Roscommon, Ireland. It is a circular flat-topped and grass-covered mound on the summit of an east-west ridge, separated by a fosse from an outer earth and stone bank. A Rath sits about 140m to the east, and traces of an external fosse or drain remain most evident to the south-southwest.

Marked as a circular enclosure on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the summit of an E-W ridge towards the W end. Circular flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 8.3m N-S; diam. of base 13.5m N-S; H 0.2-0.5m) separated by a fosse (Wth of base 3.8m at N to 7.5m at S; D 0.45-0.55m) from an outer earth and stone bank (Wth 4.8-5m; int. H 0.45-0.55m; ext. H 0.15-0.3m) which is disturbed NNE-ENE. There are traces of an external fosse or drain (at WSW: Wth of base 1.4m) most evident SSW-WSW (max. ext. diam. 34.5m N-S). Rath (RO051-070----) is c. 140m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Embanched enclosure; likely prehistoric date, possibly Bronze Age. Its circular form and location on a prominent ridge suggest ritual or defensive function, though specific significance remains undetermined.

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