What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gaybrook Demense is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gaybrook Demense, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1971 record describes this levelled monument as a roughly circular area measuring 33.3 metres from east to west and 32.2 metres from north to south, enclosed by a substantial tree-lined bank and an external fosse. Situated on a southeast-facing slope, the earthwork features a very steep exterior bank with a wire fence along its upper edge and a shallow external ditch that lacks a causeway. A gap at the southeast was originally 5.8 metres wide at the top but has been narrowed in modern times by a short bank.

Situated on SE-facing slope on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Ringfort (WM026-014----) lies c. 70m to SW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a tree-planted earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 33.3m E-W; 32.2m N-S) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The tree-lined bank is substantial and very steep on the exterior, having a wire fence along its upper edge. There is a gap (original Wth at top 5.8m; basal Wth 2m) at SE which has been narrowed in modern times by a short bank. There is a wide shallow external fosse with no trace of a causeway. The interior has a gentle SE-facing slope and has a slight, irregular-shaped depression towards the centre which is of unknown significance. Modern fences intersect the monument at E and W. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 04 November 2019

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