What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Habsborough is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Habsborough, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1971 account recorded this poorly preserved monument as a roughly circular area with a diameter of 24.5 metres that had almost been completely levelled. It sat on a gentle east-facing slope in pasture, with good views to the southeast and south, and was depicted on the 1837 edition Ordnance Survey six-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. A field fence running north-northwest to south-southeast bisected the site, where it was best preserved as a slight rise to the east of the fence.

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope, in pasture, with good views to SE and S. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. Poorly preserved monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 24.5m) which has almost been completely levelled. The monument is bisected by a field fence running NNW-SSE and is best preserved as a slight rise to E of this. Modern house and driveway built immediately N and W of ringfort visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 September 2019

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