What is recorded here

Fairy fort / ringfort in Glenidan is a fairy fort or ringfort in Glenidan, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site consists of a sub-circular area roughly 29 meters in its north-northwest to south-southeast dimension, enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank with several disturbance gaps and a slight narrow external fosse. The interior slopes from north-northwest to south-southeast and shows traces of cultivation ridges within the pasture-land. The 1837 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map depicted the enclosure as a circular shaped area.

Situated in pasture-land. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. dims. 29m NW-SE) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank with several disturbance gaps and slight narrow external fosse. The interior slopes from NW-SE and has traces of cultivation ridges. Depicted as a circular shaped enclosure on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 April 2017

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