What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Joristown Upper is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Joristown Upper, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1970 description recorded the monument as a large, roughly circular area enclosed by a bank and an external fosse, situated on a steep natural rise in gently undulating pasture. The bank was best preserved from north-northeast through northeast to east, while elsewhere it was almost reduced to a scarp with several modern gaps. The slight fosse was visible from northwest through north-northeast and from south to west, and a bullaun stone lay in the gently rising interior.

Situated on a steep natural rise, in gently undulating pasture, having good views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a large, roughly circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 54m). Monument described in 1970 as a large, roughly circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The bank is best preserved from NNE-NE-E and elsewhere it is almost reduced to a scarp with several modern gaps. The slight fosse is visible from NW-NNE and from S-W. The interior rises gently towards centre where there is a bullaun stone (WM020-102001-). Levelled monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 08 July 2019

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