What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Milltown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Milltown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland. This bivallate monument consists of a circular-shaped area with a diameter of 29 metres enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank, with a possible entrance at the southeast. Situated on a southwest-facing slope of a low rise in pasture, the site offers good views to the southwest, west and northwest. The low inner bank is best preserved from northwest through north to east through southeast and has been reduced to a scarp from southeast through south to west through northwest.

Situated on a SW-facing slope of a low rise, in pasture, with good views to SW, W and NW. Bivallate ringfort described as a circular-shaped area (diam. 29m) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with possible entrance at SE. The low inner bank is best preserved from NW-N-E-SE and has been reduced to a scarp from SE-S-W-NW. The fosse is wide, deep and U-shaped from NW-N-E-SE and is shallow or completely infilled elsewhere. The outer bank has intermittent disturbance gaps from SSE-S-SW. The inner bank, fosse and outer bank have been much disturbed by quarrying from W-NW. The interior has a gentle ESE-facing slope with traces of cultivation ridges visible running WNW-ESE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 10 September 2019

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