What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Brittas (moyashel & Magheradernon By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Brittas (moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1970 survey described a roughly circular area 37 metres in diameter enclosed by a bank and a fosse, with the bank best preserved from north through east to south through west and steepened on the exterior from west through north. A 5.1 metre wide entrance gap sits at the southeast, featuring a causeway, while a modern gap exists at the north where a fence intersects the perimeter.

Situated on a rise, in gently undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM019-015----) lies c. 75m to N. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a slightly modified oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1970 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 37m) enclosed by a bank and a fosse. The bank is best preserved from N-E-S-W and has been steepened on the exterior from W-N, where a modern bank has been constructed at its upper edge. The fosse is best preserved from N-E-S-W and may have been recut in relatively modern times. The entrance gap (Wth at top 5.1m; basal Wth 2m) is at SE, where there is a slight causeway (Wth at top 2.5m; overall Wth 4.6m; max. H 0.3m). There is a modern gap at N. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and has traces of cultivation ridges running NNE-SSW. A modern fence intersects the perimeter at N, S and WNW. Monument is visible today as a circular-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 February 2019

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