What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tyrrellstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tyrrellstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on a north-facing slope in gently undulating pasture and is described as a small oval-shaped area measuring thirty-four metres north-south and thirty metres east-west. This enclosure is defined by a slight scarp and a narrow, shallow external fosse that remains reasonably well defined to the south, west, and north, though there is no trace of a ditch at the east. The original entrance is not recognizable, and the interior features a slight north-facing slope with what appear to be natural humps and hollows.

Situated on N-facing slope of a low rise, in gently undulating pasture. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a large roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Monument described as a small oval-shaped area (dims. 34m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a scarp and external fosse. The scarp is slight and the fosse is narrow and shallow, although is reasonably well defined to S, W and N. There is no trace of a fosse at E, which may have been infilled when an irregular shaped field boundary was constructed to E, since removed. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a slight N-facing slope with what appear to be natural humps and hollows. A wide shallow depression runs into the fosse at SSW. A field fence running roughly E-W is to the immediate N of the monument. Outline of levelled monument partially visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 02 October 2019

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.