What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killeenerk is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killeenerk, County Westmeath, Ireland. A 1980 survey described it as a roughly oval area measuring 29 metres north-northwest to south-southeast and 21 metres east-northeast to west-southwest, enclosed by a low, broad earthen bank, a shallow fosse, and the remains of a low outer bank running from northeast through east, south, west, to northwest. The inner bank is reduced to a scarp from northwest through north to northeast, where the remains of a wide and shallow intervening fosse also occur, while the outer bank has been incorporated in modern field banks to the east and west with a field bank running just outside to the south. The interior features a gentle northwest-facing slope, and a public road forming a townland boundary runs northwest to southeast to the immediate east.

Situated on a low rise, at the W foot of a large ridge running N-S, with extensive views to N, W and SW. Depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped tree-lined earthwork enclosed by a field boundary to E, S and W. Annotated as Killeenerk Fort on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork which is respected by a field boundary to E, S and W. Described in 1980 as a roughly oval-shaped area (dims. 29m NNW-SSE; 21m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a low, broad earthen bank with a shallow fosse and the remains of a low outer bank from NE-E-S-W-NW with no entraace feature visible. The inner bank is reduced to a scarp from NW-N-NE, where there are also the remains of a wide and shallow intervening fosse. The outer bank has been incorporated in modern field banks to E and W and a field bank runs just outside to S. The interior has a gentle NW-facing slope. A public road which forms a townland boundary runs NW-SE to the immediate E. Monument visible as a partially tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 09 January 2019

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