What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bellanalack is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bellanalack, County Westmeath, Ireland. A 1973 description records the site as a small, roughly circular area with a diameter of 27 metres, enclosed by a low scarp situated on a high ridge in pasture. The perimeter was noted as dug away from west-southwest through west to west-northwest and from north to northeast, while a 1910 map depicts the earthwork as oval-shaped and cut by a trackway.

Situated on a high ridge, in pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. A castle ringwork (WM030-073----) lies c. 195m to E. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork cut by a trackway running WNW-ESE across the SW sector. Monument described in 1973 as a small, roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 27m) enclosed by a low scarp. The perimeter has been dug away from WSW-W-WNW and from N-NE. The surface of the interior is uneven. Monument is visible today as a much disturbed roughly oval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 08 November 2019

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