Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Paddinstown Upper

Situated on a low natural rise in low lying wet grassland, with good views all around. The road which forms the townland boundary with Jordanstown lies 70m to W, and the field fence which forms the townland boundary with Lisnacask lies 75m to E. A large sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 26m NNE-SSW) enclosed by two earth and stone banks and an intervening wide deep fosse. The inner bank is quite substantial from SW-N-NE with remains of an inner stone facing at SW, W and N. The outer bank is low and poorly preserved. There is a stone lined entrance gap (Wth 2.4) and a causeway (Wth 3.4m; H 0.75m) with stone revetted sides at NE. The interior rises irregularly towards the centre. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 February 2018