Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castlelost West

On a low rise of ground in undulating countryside with good views to the N. Monument depicted on the 1818 Boyd Belvedere Map of Castlelost West townland (WCL/M/BBE/23). Roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 44m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank best preserved from SE-S-W-N-NNE with external fosse only visible from S-W-N. No entrance feature visible. The enclosing bank and fosse are best preserved at S while both have been removed from NE-E-SE. This section of the enclosing element of the ringfort is located in tillage as visible on the 2005 OSI aerial photographs. The remainder of the monument is upstanding and is located in pasture. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 31 July 2013