
What is recorded here
Lisnanultagh Forts is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonkeen (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered area sits just off the crest of the south-facing slope at the southeast end of a ridge. A grass-covered stony bank defines the perimeter, while a narrow northeast entrance faces another rath five meters distant. A second rath stands ninety meters southeast across the Castlerea-Dunmore road.
Just off the crest of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 23.1m E-W; 18.6m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stony bank (Wth 3.1-4.7m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.1-0.3m). There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 1.2m) is at NE where rath (RO026-045002-) is 5m distant, while rath (RO026-046----) is c. 90m to the SE on the other side of the NE-SW Castlerea - Dunmore road.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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