What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockananima is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockananima, County Roscommon, Ireland. Susan Curran first identified the subcircular grass-covered area during an M.A. thesis at University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. The monument sits within a meandering stream loop in rough pasture, bounded partly by a low earthen bank and partly by a scarp, while rock outcrop remains close to the surface in places.

Located in a level area of rough pasture within the meandering loop of a SW-NE stream which is now by-passed by a WSW-ENE channel just SE of the monument. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank (at WSW: Wth of base 7m; Wth of top 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) SE-S-WNW and by scarp (at E: Wth 0.8m; H 0.2m) NE-SE. The perimeter peters out WNW-N-NE and there is no visible fosse or entrance. Rock outcrop is close to the surface in places. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 May 2015

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockananima is a circular earthen enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. Local folklore may associate such sites with supernatural beings, though specific traditions connected to this particular fort are not recorded.

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