Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Embanked enclosure — Manor,rathmore (roscommon By., Killukin Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
View what I want to do
Embanked enclosure — Manor,rathmore (roscommon By., Killukin Ed)
Photo: Credit not shown in the picture search · Open the original picture · Rights wording not checked; contact us if this picture should be removed · Report the wrong picture · If this is your picture and you want it taken down, email me.
Know this place?

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 47.6m E-W; 46.2m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.7-5.8m; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 1.9-2.4m), with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8-8.4m; Wth of base 2.4-3.8m; D 0.55-0.8m) NE-SSE and SSW-NW. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at S, and the fosse has been removed by an WNW-ESE field wall and townland boundary with Manor NW-NE. Rath (RO028-151----) is c. 70m to the E and the bank of ceremonial enclosure (RO028-148002-) at SE is c. 100m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.