Overview
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Greatdown is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Westmeath. Situated on the summit of a high prominent hill (112m OD), in pasture, with boggy hollows to SW, W and NW. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Situated on the summit of a high prominent hill (112m OD), in pasture, with boggy hollows to SW, W and NW.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: There is a modern depression near the bank at NNE and a small, circular flat-topped mound (diam.
What was found
The saved account records: 32m WNW-ESE) enclosed by a steep bank with the remains of an external fosse.
What remains
The saved account records: Monument is visible today as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Why it mattered
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Greatdown matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The bank is clearly visible from SW-W only.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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