What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullyhogan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tullyhogan, County Westmeath, Ireland. This bivallate site sits on a slight rise in undulating pasture, offering good views from west through north to east while views to the south are restricted. A 1971 to 1978 survey described a subcircular area measuring 48.3 metres east to west and 46 metres north to south, enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse, and an outer bank. The inner bank is low, while the fosse is wide, deep, and U-shaped, and the original entrance is not recognisable.

Situated on a slight rise, in undulating pasture, with good views from W-N-E and restricted to S. Bivallate ringfort described in 1971-8 as a subcircular-shaped area (dims. 48.3m E-W; 46m N-S) enclosed by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner bank is low and the fosse is wide, deep and U-shaped. The low outer bank is best preserved from SW-W and has a gap at WSW. The outer bank has been incorporated into a field boundary from W-N-SSE. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a gentle NE-facing slope and traces of cultivation ridges running NW-SE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 17 July 2019

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