What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockdomny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockdomny, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1979 description records it as a subcircular-shaped area measuring 39 metres east-west and 30 metres north-south, defined by a low scarp that is defaced in places from southeast-south, west and northwest, and an external fosse preserved only from north-northeast where it is wide and from east-south where it is narrower. The monument sits on a south-facing slope near the top of an east-west ridge in gently undulating pasture, with good views to the east, south and west, and the 1979 account notes that there are no signs of an original entrance, while the interior is described as uneven and featureless.

Situated on a S-facing slope, near the top of a ridge running E-W, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to E, S and W. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1979 as an subcircular-shaped area (dims. 39m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by a scarp and external fosse. The scarp is low and has been defaced in places from SE-S, W and NW. There are traces of a low drystone wall built against the scarp at E and S which seem to be the remains of a relatively modern field fence. The fosse is only preserved from N-NE where it is wide and from E-S where it is narrower. There are no signs of an original entrance. The interior is uneven and featureless. A modern field fence running N-S is outside the perimeter to W and a similar field fence running E-W is outside the perimeter at N. Short, disused field fences contact the scarp at NE, SW and NNW. House sites (WM030-096001-) are visible in the centre and in the SE quadrant. Monument is visible today as a tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 09 November 2019

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