What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullanisky is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tullanisky, County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on a prominent ridge in pasture with the N52 road lying approximately 70 metres to the east, the monument was described in 1971 as a circular-shaped area with a diameter of 30.5 metres. It is enclosed by an inner earth and stone bank that is high and steep on the exterior, an intervening wide fosse, and the fragmentary remains of an outer bank. The original entrance was not visible, and a house site was recorded within the south quadrant of the interior.

Situated on a prominent ridge, in pasture. The N52 road lies c. 70m to E. Monument described in 1971 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 30.5m) enclosed by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner earth and stone bank is high and steep on the exterior and is almost reduced to a scarp. There is a wide fosse and the fragmentary remains of an outer bank. The original entrance is not visible. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and a house site is in the S quadrant. A house site (WM026-025003-) is within the S quadrant and a field system and a complex of house sites (WM026-025002-) are to the immediate SSW, outside the ringfort. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 30 September 2019

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