Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Streamstown

What is recorded here

Situated on a high ridge, in pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Ringfort (WM031-031----) lies c. 140m to WSW. Dnnotated 'Fort' on the OS Fair Plan map and depicted s a circular-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 27m) enclosed by a low bank from SSW-W-NW, reduced to a scarp from NW-E-SSE. The bank has been disturbed from SSE-S-SSW. There is no trace of an external fosse. The interior is relatively level with a depression near the centre and is strewn with loose stone. Monument is visible today as a roughly oval-shaped tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM031-032

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.