What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castletown (moycashel By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Castletown (moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The monument is a much disturbed roughly circular area measuring 30.5 metres north-south and 29 metres east-west, enclosed by a steep earthen bank that is almost reduced to a scarp. The bank has an internal height of 0.1 metres and an external height of 1.7 metres, with no definite trace of a fosse.

Situated on top of a small, steep hillock (332ft /101m OD), in gently undulating pasture. Monument described as a much disturbed roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 30.5m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by a steep earthen bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.7m) which is almost reduced to a scarp. There is no definite trace of a fosse. A large portion of the perimeter and some of the interior has been quarried away from SE-S-SW. The original entrance is not visible. The interior rises from the bank to the centre and presents a slightly domed appearance which could potentially be man-made or simply the crown of the hillock. The surface of the interior is uneven and the presence of an OS trigonometric station may account for the disturbed appearance. There is a small low sub-rectangular-shaped embankment against the E side of the external face of the bank which is of unknown significance. There are relatively modern plough scarps in the vicinity of the monument. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 September 2019

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