Discover Alone, back to main map

Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Trean, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the top of a southeast-facing slope on a northwest-southeast ridge, forming a circular grass-covered area roughly thirty-four metres across. A scrub-covered earthen bank defines the perimeter, though cuts and added spoil have damaged parts of the edge. Another rath lies one hundred and ten metres to the west.
Towards the top of the SE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34.7m NE-SW; 33.6m NW-SE) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (at ENE: Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.25m) incorporated into a field bank SE-WNW, while the perimeter is damaged by cuts and added spoil elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO042-040----) is c. 110m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places