What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Catherinestown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Catherinestown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The monument occupies a large slightly raised circular area measuring 43.5 metres north-south by 47 metres south-east to north-west, enclosed by a low earth and stone bank, a fosse, and traces of a poorly preserved external bank visible only at the north-west and south-south-east. The inner bank is best preserved from south-east through east to west but has been reduced to a scarp elsewhere, while a wide gap at the east may represent the original entrance feature.

Situated on low hillock with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM026-038----) 160m to NNW, Kilronan church (WM026-037001-) and graveyard (WM026-037001-) 140m to SSW, building (WM026-035----) 380m to W and standing stone (WM026-036----) 320m to WNW. Large slightly raised circular-shaped area (diam. 43.5m N-S x 47m SE-NW) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank, fosse and traces of a poorly preserved external bank visible at NW and SSE only. A wide gap (Wth 6.2m) at E now blocked by modern field fence may represent the original entrance feature. The inner bank is best preserved from SE-E-W, elsewhere it has been reduced to a scarp. The bank has several modern gaps due to agricultural activity. A portion of the bank and scarp have been dug away from N-NE, at NE and SW. The enclosing elements of the ringfort have been levelled at E by a post-1900 field fence running N-S. This field boundary is not depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map or on the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 January 2018

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