What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinaspick or Bishopstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinaspick or Bishopstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on a high ridge in pasture, offering commanding views of the surrounding landscape, and was depicted on the revised 1910 edition Ordnance Survey twenty-five inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. A 1973 description recorded the monument as a small, roughly circular-shaped area 19 metres in size, enclosed by a bank of earth and stone with a very uneven interior scattered with stones and small boulders. It is visible on Digital Globe aerial photography as a roughly circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork, with a nearby ringfort lying approximately 90 metres to the south.

Situated on a high ridge, in pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Ringfort (WM031-028----) lies c. 90m to S. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1973 as a small, roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 19m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone. The interior is very uneven with a large number of stones and small boulders scattered across the surface. Monument is visible today as a roughly circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 13 November 2019

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