What is recorded here

Situated on top of a gentle rise, in pasture. A ringfort (WM018-009----) lies c. 110m to SE. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a slightly oval-shaped earthwork which incorporates a field boundary running NE-SW to NW. Described in 1980 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a bank which has a sharp profile with a relatively flat top and having the remains of an internal stone facing from NW-SW and SE-S. There is a gap in the bank from N-NNE which has a stone facing on the E side and may represent an entrance. The bank has been reduced to a scarp in places, which has been faced with a dry stone revetment. The perimeter of the monument incorporates a modern field fence from W-N. The interior has a gentle NE-facing slope. Monument is visible today as a circular-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 11 January 2019

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Davidstown is a small, circular earthen enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. It is associated with local folklore surrounding fairies and other supernatural beings, common in Irish tradition for such sites.

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