Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Partially hachured — Modranstown is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Westmeath. Situated on a low, natural rise, in generally level pasture with extensive views in all directions. OS 6-inch map as the remains of an oval-shaped enclosure which has been truncated by a laneway to N and a building to E.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Situated on a low, natural rise, in generally level pasture with extensive views in all directions.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: 29.5m ENE-WSW) defined by an earth and stone bank which is best preserved from SSE-S-W, is slightly lower from SW-W.
What was found
The saved account records: OS 6-inch map as the remains of an oval-shaped enclosure which has been truncated by a laneway to N and a building to E.
What remains
The saved account records: The remains of internal stone facing are visible at SW and W.
Why it mattered
Partially hachured — Modranstown matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Monument described in 1980 as a roughly circular-shaped area (approx.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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