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. Situated on a high ridge in pasture, the site offers commanding views of the surrounding landscape and was described in 1973 as a roughly circular area with an approximate diameter of 27 metres enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone. That bank was noted as much disturbed by the dumping of stones at the west and north, while the interior rises from the perimeter toward the centre and is strewn with loose stone. Aerial photography depicts the monument today as a roughly circular, tree-planted earthwork.

Situated on a high ridge, in pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Ringfort (WM031-028----) lies c. 105m to NW and ringfort (WM031-031----) lies c. 165m to SSE. Depicted on the revised 19130ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 27m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone. The bank has been much disturbed by the dumping of stones at W and N. The interior rises from the perimeter toward the centre and is strewn with loose stone. 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: 113November 2019

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