What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathganny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathganny, County Westmeath, Ireland. This sub-oval enclosure, with an approximate diameter of 30 metres north-south and 34 metres east-west, is enclosed by a well-preserved earthen bank and a wide, shallow external fosse. A possible entrance gap, 2.9 metres wide, is located at the southeast, while the bank is best preserved from the northeast and at the west-southwest. The site sits on a gentle northwest-facing slope with good views to the north, and a roadway intersects the site from the east-south.

Situated on gentle NW facing slope of rising ground with good views to the N. Ringfort (WM011-031----) 160m to SW. A sub-oval shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 30m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank and wide shallow external fosse with possible entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) at SE. The bank is best preserved from N-E & at WSW. Elsewhere, the bank is fragmentary and levelled in places. The fosse is visible at E. The perimeter of the monument has been quarried away at NE. The interior has a general slight slope from SW-NE and has vague traces of cultivation ridges running across the interior from NE-SW. A roadway intersects the site from E-S, and a field fence running NW-SE intersects the perimeter from S-WSW. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 June 2017

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