What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilgar is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilgar, County Westmeath, Ireland. Situated on a natural hillock in undulating pasture-land, it offers excellent views in all directions and was depicted as an oval shaped enclosure on the 1837 edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch map. The site has been levelled and is now visible as a raised oval shaped area, approximately 28 metres north-south and 24 metres east-west, defined by a 3.5 metre wide band of vegetation. A pair of conjoined hut sites are visible as a cropmark in the centre of the levelled monument, while another ringfort stands 200 metres to the northwest.

Situated on a natural hillock in undulating pasture-land, with excellent views in all directions. Ringfort (WM008-016----) 200m to NW. Depicted as an oval shaped enclosure on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. This site has been levelled, now visible as a raised oval shaped area (approx. diam. 28m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a band of vegetation (Wth 3.5m). A pair of conjoined hut sites (WM008-019001-) are visible as a cropmark in the centre of the levelled monument. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 April 2017

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