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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardnacrany North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardnacrany North is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardnacrany North, County Westmeath, Ireland. The monument consists of a slightly raised circular area with an approximate diameter of 34 metres on a north-south axis, situated on a slight northwest-facing slope. It is enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a slight external fosse, with a possible entrance gap two metres wide at the southeast, which is blocked with stones. The interior slopes slightly from southeast to northwest, and part of the southeast quadrant has been scraped away by an earth-moving machine.
Situated on slight NW facing slope surrounded by gently undulating grassland. Ringfort (WM016-016---) 150m to NE. A slightly raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 34m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a slight external fosse with possible entrance gap (Wth 2m) at SSE, now blocked with stones. The interior slopes slightly from SSE-NNW. Part of the SE quadrant of the interior has been scraped away by an earth moving machine. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 11 September 2018

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