What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Calliaghstown (rathconrath By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Calliaghstown (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on a small prominent rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland, the site was depicted on the 1837 edition Ordnance Survey six-inch map as a small circular-shaped enclosure. Much disturbed by quarrying, the monument now consists of a sub-circular area defined by a scarp with slight remains of a bank at the north and southeast, while the perimeter has been levelled from the north-northeast to the east-southeast. A later small sub-rectangular enclosure enclosed by an earth and stone bank has levelled the south half of the site.

Situated on a small prominent rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a small circular-shaped enclosure. This site has been much disturbed by quarrying. All that remains of the monument is a sub-circular shaped area defined by a scarp, with the slight remains of a bank at N and SE, the perimeter having been levelled from NNE-ESE. A depression in the centre of the interior may represent the remains of a Man-made underground passage (WM016-020001-). The S half of the site has been levelled by the construction of a later, small sub-rectangular shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 16.5m N-S x 18m E-W), enclosed by an earth and stone bank. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 11 September 2018

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