What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyvade is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyvade, County Westmeath, Ireland. The present remains consist of a D-shaped area with a diameter of about 44 metres, situated in grassland. The site features a straight side to the southwest and is enclosed by a bank with an external fosse visible on a Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011 and 2013.
In grassland. Present remains consist of a D-shaped area (diam. c. 44m) with straight side at SW which is enclosed by a bank with external fosse visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 August 2023
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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