Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Edmondstown (farbill By.)

Situated on a slight rise, on NNE-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture, with good views NE-E-S-W-NW. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1970-2 as a subcircular-shaped area (dims. 31.6m WNW-ESE; 28m NNE-SSW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (overall Wth 5.2m; top Wth 0.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.5m) that is best preserved NE-E-S-W-NNW and is much disturbed by modern quarrying from NNW-N-NE. Part of a modern field bank running WNW-ESE has been incorporated into the enclosing elements from SE-S-SW. The original entrance is not visible and there is no visible external fosse. The interior has a S-facing slope and there are modern earthen mounds deposited within. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 July 2019