What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathconrath is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathconrath, County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on a prominent rise in pasture, it offers excellent views to the northwest and appears on a 1776 estate map as a circular earthwork. The 1837 Ordnance Survey map depicts an oval-shaped enclosure measuring 29 metres north to south and 26.5 metres east to west, located south of police barracks with a second building immediately to the north. A 1956 account described the site as a yard or garden possibly associated with that building, while a 1970 survey noted no surface remains visible, and later aerial photography shows it as a D-shaped, tree-planted area.

Situated on a prominent rise, in pasture, with excellent views to NW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped enclosure (dims. 29m N-S; 26.5m E-W) to S of Police Barracks with second building immediately to N. A circular-shaped earthwork is depicted on an estate map of Rathconrath dating from 1776 (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (026) ). Described in 1956 as a yard or garden possibly associated with the building depicted on the 1837 OS map (OPW Report 09/02/1956). Site of ringfort possible described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. Levelled ringfort visible as a D-shaped tree-planted area on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 24 January 2019

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