What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Benisonlodge is in County Westmeath, Ireland. This sub-circular earthwork, defined by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a shallow fosse, sits on the crest of a steep prominent ridge in undulating pasture-land. The remains are visible from the northeast through east to southeast, featuring a possible entrance gap at the southeast and a raised interior that slopes from south to north.

Situated on the crest of a steep prominent ridge in undulating pasture-land. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a sub-circular enclosure intersected by post-1700 field boundaries at N, SSE and SSW. On the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map the enclosure is depicted as a sub-rectangular shaped field intersected by post-1700 field boundary ay S and W. Visible as tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Present remains consist of a sub-circular shaped slightly raised area (approx. diam. 30m N-S; 19m E-W ) defined by a poorly preserved earthen bank and shallow fosse visible from N-E-SE only. Intersected by field boundaries at W & S. Possible entrance gap at SE (Wth 1.7m). The raised interior slopes from S to N. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running E-W across the surface of the interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2017

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