What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newtown (delvin By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Newtown (delvin By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on a slight rise in low lying wet grassland, with a stream marking the townland boundary with Calliaghstown 115 metres to the west and a ringfort 170 metres to the south. It comprises a large oval area, approximately 45 metres from northwest to southeast and 40 metres from northeast to southwest, enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank is low and fragmentary, while the fosse is visible from northwest to northeast, at the west, and at the south-southeast.

Situated on a slight rise in low lying wet grassland, stream marking townland boundary with Calliaghstown lies 115m to W. Ringfort (WM016-040---) 170m to S. A large oval shaped area (approx. diam. 45m NW-SE; 40m NE-SW) enclosed by a two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank is low and fragmentary; the fosse is visible from NW-NE, at W and at SSE. The very slight external counterscarp bank is visible from NW-NNE. The interior has a slight slope from N-S. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 September 2018

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