What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Portnashangan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Portnashangan, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on a natural hillock with good views to the north, east, and southeast, while the east shoreline of Lough Owel lies 225 metres to the southwest. A roughly circular enclosure measuring approximately 45 metres from northeast to southwest is enclosed by an earth and stone bank that is mainly reduced to a scarp. Slight remains of an external fosse are best preserved at the north, and the bank has several gaps that appear to be modern.

Situated on a natural hillock, surrounded by gently undulating land with good views to the N, E and SE. The E shoreline of Lough Owel lies 225m to SW. Roughly circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 45m NE-SW ) enclosed by an earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp with slight remains of an external fosse best preserved at N. No clear entrance feature visible, the bank has several gaps all of which to be modern. The outer face of the bank has been modified from ESE-SE-SSE to form a post 1700 field boundary. The interior slopes quite steeply from NNW-SSE, traces of cultivation ridges are visible running E-W across the interior. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 February 2018

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