What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sheskernagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Sheskernagh, County Westmeath, Ireland. This raised sub-circular area, measuring approximately 27 metres on a west-northwest to east-southeast axis, sits on a natural rise within a modern woodland plantation that obscures views in all directions. The site is enclosed by two banks with an intervening ditch approximately 1.5 metres wide and features a causewayed entrance 2.7 metres wide at the northeast. The inner bank of earth and stone shows evidence of stone revetment on its internal face, while the outer bank has external stone facing, though the outer bank has been removed on both sides of the entrance.

Situated in modern woodland plantation on top of natural rise with good views in all directions now obscured by the forest. A raised sub-circular area (approx. diam. 27m WNW-ESE) enclosed by two banks and an intervening fosse (approx. Wth 1.5m) with causewayed entrance (Wth 2.7m) at NE. The inner bank (ext. H 1.8m; int. H 0.3m) of earth and stone has evidence of stone revetment along the internal face while the outer bank (Wth 0.6m; ext. H 0.6m) has evidence of external stone facing. The outer bank has been removed on both sides of the entrance. The interior has a general slight slope rising towards the centre. An OPW report from 1966 suggested the possibility that this earthwork may have been the remains of a tree-ring of post 1700 date (OPW field report, 03/03/1966). Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 January 2017

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.