What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Farrancallin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Farrancallin, County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on a gentle northeast slope in grassland, it consists of a raised circular area with a north-south diameter of approximately 35 metres and an east-west diameter of 34 metres. This interior space is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a slight external fosse, with the bank best preserved from southwest through west to west-northwest. Elsewhere, the bank is reduced to a scarp, and a possible entrance with a slight depression exists at the southeast, where a large possible quarry hole lies just outside the perimeter.

Situated on a gentle NE slope in grassland. The land rises gently from the site to S-SW and W, with good views in other directions. Ringfort (WM012-069----) 200m to WNW. A raised circular shaped area (approx. diam. 35m N-S; 34m EW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a slight external fosse. The bank is best preserved from S-W-WNW, and reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The interior has a slight slope from SSW-NNE. There is a possible entrance at SE, where there is a slight depression (Wth 1.2m) in the scarp. Just outside this is a large possible quarry hole. A field fence running NNE-SSW intersects the perimeter of the monument at NNW. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 15 February 2018

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