What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynakill (clonlonan By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynakill (clonlonan By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. This bivallate monument is a roughly circular area with a twenty-six metre diameter, enclosed by a bank, an intervening shallow fosse, and a low outer bank. The exterior of the main bank is fairly steep and stands two to three metres high. A 1973 description noted that the interior is uneven and obscured by vegetation, while the site is situated on elevated ground in pasture with limited views of the surrounding landscape.

Situated on elevated ground, in pasture, with limited views of the surrounding landscape. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a large circular-shaped earthwork. Shown on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. Bivallate ringfort described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 26m) enclosed by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The bank (ext. H 2-3m) is fairly steep on the exterior and the intervening fosse is shallow. There is a low outer bank. The interior of the earthwork is quite uneven and is obscured by vegetation. Monument is visible today as an oval-shaped tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 28 November 2019

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