What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrigy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrigy, County Westmeath, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in well-drained grassland with good views, where a stream marks the townland boundary 145 metres to the northwest. The site consists of an unusually large, slightly raised circular area approximately 75 metres from northwest to southeast and 74 metres from northeast to southwest. This area is enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank, which is mainly reduced to a scarp and fragmentary with several disturbance gaps of post-1700 date.

Situated on a slight rise in fairly well drained grass-land with good views of the surrounding countryside. Stream marking townland boundary with Conlanstown 145m to NW. Rock Brook house 250m to S. Ringfort (WM010-016----) 240m to SSE. On the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map an old laneway is shown running NW from Rock Brook towards the W side of the ringfort. An unusually large slightly raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 75m NW-SE; 74m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp. The bank is fragmentary and has several disturbance gaps of post-1700 date. Original entrance feature not identified. The interior rises towards the centre. A post-1700 field fence running NNW-SSE intersects the monument at S. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 February 2017

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