What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathnarrow is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathnarrow, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1970 description records a small circular area measuring 27 metres north-south and 26 metres east-west, enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a steep-sided, wide, flat-bottomed external fosse. The bank is best preserved from west-northwest through north to north-northeast, while gaps appear at north-northeast, southeast, south-southwest and west, making it impossible to confirm which one is the original entrance.

Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, overlooked by higher ground to SW and NE and with good views in the other directions. Annotated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Monument described in 1970 as a small circular-shaped area (dims. 27m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The bank is substantial and is best preserved from WNW-N-NNE. There are gaps in the bank at NNE, SE, SSW and W. It is not possible to confirm which one is the original entrance. The fosse is steep-sided, wide and flat-bottomed. The interior has a NNW-facing slope. Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 08 July 2019

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