What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Glebe, County Longford: a raised subcircular ringfort, about 34m by 31m, with a shallow scarp and narrow external fosse, still marked ‘Fort’ on the 1837 OS map. People may have lived, herded or hidden there before the field closed over the edge. What is gone is the entrance and outer bank; what remains is the small rise in low pasture, holding its shape like a forgotten room.

On a rise in low-lying pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised subcircular area (c. 34m E-W; c. 31m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.4-0.5m) with a narrow external fosse (Wth 1-1.5m; D 0.1-0.2m), which is identifiable from SSW-N-SE. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded traces of a low outer bank at SE and W; these are no longer identifiable nor is the original entrance recognisable. The interior rises towards the centre. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 12 January 2012

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