What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lackan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lackan, County Westmeath, Ireland. A 1971 description recorded the site as a large roughly circular area forty-four metres in diameter on a gentle north-northeast-facing slope in pasture. The enclosing bank, which was almost reduced to a scarp in places and best preserved from southeast through south to southwest, had its exterior steepened to form part of a modern field fence. The deep U-shaped external fosse, best preserved on the same arc, was almost completely filled up from northeast through east to southeast, while the interior showed a gentle south-southwest-facing slope with traces of cultivation ridges running north-northeast to south-southwest.

Situated on a gentle NNE-Facing slope, in pasture with good views to N, E and NW. Monument described in 1971 as a large roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 44m) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The bank is best preserved from SE-S-SW and is almost reduced to a scarp in places and is much disturbed by several small gaps. The exterior of the bank has been steepened and modified to form part of a modern field fence. The deep U-shaped external fosse is best preserved from SE-S-SW and is almost completely filled up from NE-E-SE. The original entrance is not visible. The interior has a gentle SSW-facing slope with traces of cultivation ridges running NNE-SSW. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 15 July 2019

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