What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gillardstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gillardstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1975 survey by Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien recorded a sub-circular area measuring 48 metres north-south and 57 metres east-west, enclosed by a well-preserved earthen bank with a maximum height of 1.5 metres and a slight fosse. Both features had several small disturbance gaps, while the interior sloped from east-northeast to west-southwest and showed traces of cultivation ridges running northwest to southeast. In the northeast quadrant of the interior, an oval round-topped mound with a maximum height of 1.5 metres appeared to be the remains of an Ordnance Survey trigonometrical station.

Situated on a steep prominent hill in pasture-land with good views of surrounding countryside. Ringfort (WM007-058----) 50m to SE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. dims. 48m N-S; 57m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank (max. H 1.5m) and slight fosse, both of which have several small disturbance gaps. The interior slopes from ENE-WSW, and has traces of cultivation ridges running NW-SE. In the NE quadrant of the interior there is an oval round-topped mound (max. H 1.5m), which appears to be the remains of an OS trigonometrical station measuring the height 408ft as depicted on the 1911 ed. OS 6-inch map. See attached section of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI in 1975. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 April 2017

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