What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilpatrick (corkaree By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilpatrick (corkaree By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on the south face of a hill in grassland, offering views over Lough Owel to the south and west. It consists of a large sub-circular area, approximately 44 metres in diameter north-south, enclosed by two substantial earth and stone banks with a wide, deep fosse between them. A distinct entrance on the north-northeast features a gap in the inner bank, a causeway across the fosse, and a gap in the outer bank.

Situated on the S face of a hill in grassland, with good views overlooking Lough Owel 700m to S & W. Kilpatrick Well (WM011-074---) 165m to SW. A large sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 44m N-S) enclosed by two substantial earth and stone banks and an intervening wide deep fosse, with a slight external fosse. The inner bank has disturbance gaps at W & ESE and is almost completely levelled from S-SW. The external fosse is only visible at N. There is an entrance at NNE, represented by a gap (Wth 4m) in the inner bank, a causeway (Wth 6.6m; H 0.45m) across the fosse and a gap (Wth 4.8m) through the outer bank. Vague traces of cultivation ridges are visible running N-S across the interior. A stream running N-S which forms the townland boundary with Clanhugh Demesne intersects the site at SE. The remains of a field boundary running NE-SW intersects the site at W, and another field boundary running WNW-ESE intersects the perimeter from S-SW. Outline of monument clearly visible on aerial photograph taken by Cambridge University in 1968 (CUCAP AVO054). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 August 2017

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