What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carpenterstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carpenterstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. It consists of a large oval area approximately 40 metres in diameter on a north-northwest to south-southeast axis, enclosed by two earth and stone banks with an intervening shallow fosse. The inner bank is low and wide, while the outer bank is slight and poorly preserved, with the banks levelled by quarrying on the east side. An entrance gap at the northeast and a rectangular house site in the centre complete the monument situated on an east-facing slope.

Situated on E facing slope of rising ground in grassland, with extensive views from N-E-S, overlooked by higher ground to W. Lough Glore 370m to SSW, earthwork (WM003-080---) 110m to E. A large oval shaped area (approx. diam. 40m NE-SW) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank is low and wide, the fosse is shallow and the outer bank is slight and poorly preserved. The banks have been levelled by quarrying at E. There is an entrance gap at NE. The interior slopes from SW-NE. Rectangular house site (WM003-079001-) in the centre of the monument which is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2017

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