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 1970s account describes a subcircular area 28 metres east-west and 27 metres north-south, enclosed by an earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse, and an outer bank. The inner bank is almost reduced to a scarp with modern gaps and has been modified to form part of a fence from south-southeast through south to south-southwest, while the intervening fosse is best preserved from west-southwest through west to north-east. The outer bank survives from west-southwest through west to north-east, is denuded from east through south to west-southwest, and the site has no clear visible entrance feature.

Situated on a gentle NNE-facing slope, in pasture. Monument described in the 1970s as a subcircular-shaped area (dims. 28m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner bank is almost reduced to a scarp and has several modern gaps. It has been modified to form part of a modern fence from SSE-S-SSW. The intervening fosse is best preserved from WSW-W-N-E. The outer bank survives from WSW-W-N-E and is denuded from E-S-WSW. It is depicted on the 1837 OS 25-inch map and could potentially be a relatively modern bank which contacts the inner bank at N. No clear entrance feature visible. The interior has a gentle W-facing slope with cultivation ridges running E-W. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

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