What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Russellstown Little is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Russellstown Little, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1971 account describes this bivallate monument on a slight rise as a roughly circular area measuring 41.5 metres north-south and 40.6 metres east-west, enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The substantial outer bank survives from northeast through east to east-southeast, while the wide fosse is best preserved on that same arc and much disturbed from east-southeast through south to west to north to northeast. The original entrance is not recognisable, and the interior features a slight slope facing south-southeast.

Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Bivallate monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 41.5m N-S; 40.6m E-W) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner bank is steep on the exterior, although is much defaced and is reduced to a scarp from ESE-SE-SSE where there is a large stone partly embedded in the upper edge. There is a quarry hole at the base of the scarp at SE. The outer bank is substantial and survives from NE-E-ESE and has been levelled from ESE-S-W-N-NE. A wide fosse is best preserved from NE-E-ESE and is much disturbed from ESE-S-W-N-NE. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a slight SSE-facing slope and is pitted with slight depressions which appear modern. A small area of rock protrudes the surface of the SSE quadrant. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 02 October 2019

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