What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymanus is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymanus, County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on a southeast-facing slope of a steep hillock, it is a roughly raised circular area with an approximate internal diameter of thirty-eight metres. This site is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep external fosse, featuring a causewayed entrance gap at the southeast that has been widened by modern quarrying. The bank is badly damaged by burrowing and scrub roots, while nearby ringforts stand one hundred and eighty metres to the north, immediately to the southeast, and eighty metres to the south-southeast.

Situated on SE facing slope of steep hillock. Ringfort (WM003-017----; WM003-018----) 180m to N, ringfort (WM003-020----) immediately to SE and ringfort (WM003-021----) 80m to SSE. Roughly raised circular-shaped area (approx. int. diam. 38m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank with wide deep external fosse and causewayed entrance gap at SE which has been widened by modern quarrying. The bank is badly damaged by burrowing and scrub roots. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 21 December 2016

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