What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraree is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraree, County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on the lower S facing slope of a high ridge, the site was described in 1970 as a circular area approximately 31 metres in diameter, enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank measured 6.8 metres wide and 0.4 metres high, while the low outer bank was 1.9 metres wide and 0.52 metres high. The site has since been levelled and is visible only as a cropmark on a Digital Globe aerial photograph taken in November 2011.

Situated on the lower S facing slope of a high ridge in hilly grassland with good views to SE and SW. Ringfort (WM012-136---) 90m to SW. This site has been levelled, and is visible only as a cropmark on the Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Described in 1970 as a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 31m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) enclosed by a two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is low and wide (Wth 6.8m; H 0.4m), the wide fosse (Wth 5.4m) is visible from N-E-SE, and the low outer bank (Wth 1.9m; H 0.52m) arcs around the fosse. There is an entrance gap at S. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running NNW-SSE across the interior, which slopes to the SSW. A field fence originally ran along the line of the perimeter from S-NW. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2018

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