What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisfelim, County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits on a northwest-facing slope overlooking Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough about 600 metres to the west. The circular grass-covered area measures roughly 35 metres across and contains an entrance 1.8 metres wide at the southeast. An overgrown earthen bank and outer fosse define the structure, though the fosse has been backfilled in the southeast and southwest.

Towards the top of a NW-facing slope overlooking Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough c. 600m to the W. Circular grass-covered area with some bushes (diam. 35.3m WNW-ESE; 35.1m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown and partly poached earthen bank (Wth 5.5-6.8m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 1.5-1.55m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6-7.4m; Wth of base 1.5-2.5m; D 0.25-1.05m) which has been backfilled SE-SSW and which is circumscribed by a field wall SSW-NNW. There is an entrance (Wth 1.8m) at SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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