What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dervotstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dervotstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The present remains consist of a raised sub-circular shaped area approximately 25 metres from northeast to southwest and 24 metres from north-northeast to south-southwest, enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a slight external fosse. This earthwork is situated on a natural rise in undulating countryside where the ground falls steeply from the outer edge of the monument from south-southwest through west. The site is located 90 metres south of a road marking the boundary with Paristown and 470 metres northeast of Dervotstown Castle.

Situated on a natural rise in undulating countryside. The ground falls steeply from the outer edge of the monument from SSW-W. A road which marks the boundary with Paristown is 90m to N. Dervotstown Castle (WM009-041----) is 470m to SW. Present remains consist of a raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 25m NE-SW; 24m NNE-SSW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a slight external fosse. A field fence running NNE-SSW intersects the monument from NE-S, and the remains of a now levelled field fence intersects the perimeter at S. Several humps and hollows are visible in the interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 May 2017

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