What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycloghduff (kilkenny West By., Grogan Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycloghduff (kilkenny West By., Grogan Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland. A 1979 description records the site as a fairly small roughly oval area measuring 34 metres east to west and 25 metres north to south, defined by a scarp running from east-northeast through east, south, west to north. Traces of a low bank survive from north to east-northeast, while the scarp is best preserved at the east and south, very faint at the west, and features a disused quarry depression at the northwest. The interior contains small areas of outcrop in the northwest quadrant and scattered field clearance stones, with no indication of an entrance visible during that account.

Situated on a slight rise, in pasture, with extensive views to NE and E. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1979 as a fairly small roughly oval-shaped area (dims. 34m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by a scarp from ENE-E-S-W-N with traces of a low bank from N-ENE. The scarp is best preserved at E and S and is very faint at W and has a disused quarry depression at NW. There is a lot of stone on the scarp but this seems to be a mixture of field clearance stones with some outcrop. There is no indication of an entrance. A modern field fence running NE-SW abuts the perimeter to NW, where the scarp is defaced. The interior is slightly uneven and there are some small areas of outcrop in the NW quadrant and some small field clearance stones scattered elsewhere. There are faint traces of cultivation ridges running ENE-WSW to the immediate S of the monument. Monument is visible today as a very faint oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

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