What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilmaglish is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilmaglish, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1837 Ordnance Survey map depicted this site as a roughly circular earthwork annotated as a fort, while the present remains are poorly preserved and partially levelled. The monument consists of a large sub-circular raised area measuring approximately 46 metres north to south and 50 metres east to west, enclosed by a wide fosse 6.1 metres wide and 0.45 metres deep. A field fence runs north-east to south-west across the perimeter at the north-west, and a pond has been dug into the fosse at the south.

Situated on ESE facing slope of a broad ridge in hilly grassland, with fairly restricted views. Kilmaglish House stands 240m to NW. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a roughly circular shaped earthwork annotated ‘fort’. Poorly preserved monument that has been partially levelled. Present remains consist of a large sub-circular shaped raised area (approx. diam. 46m N-S; 50m E-W) enclosed by a wide fosse (Wth 6.1m; D 0.45m). A field fence running NE-SW intersects the perimeter at NW, and a pond has been dug in the fosse at S. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 March 2018

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