What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castletown Upper is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Castletown Upper, County Westmeath, Ireland. It occupies a roughly oval area measuring 34.5 metres east to west and 37 metres north to south, enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank. A wide, deep external fosse surrounds the bank, with its best preservation at the north, while a causewayed entrance gap at the east-southeast features a top width of 7 metres and a base width of 0.9 metres.

Situated on a low natural rise of ground in well drained pasture-land with good views of the surrounding countryside. Roughly oval-shaped area (diam. 34.5m E-W; 37m N-S) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank with wide deep external fosse best preserved at N, with causewayed entrance gap (top Wth 7m; base Wth 0.9m) at ESE. The interior of the ringfort slopes very slightly from NW to SE with a rise towards the centre. Outside the fosse from S-SW there is a narrow almost level zone of ground and outside this is a steep scarp-like feature which merges into the natural slopes of the natural rise at both ends. It is difficult to determine the significance of this. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 November 2016

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