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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. It occupies a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, where a slightly raised circular area approximately 26 metres in diameter on a northeast to southwest axis is enclosed by a low earthen bank and a slight external fosse. Both the bank and the ditch show several disturbance gaps, while a nearby ringfort lies 150 metres to the southwest and a second ringfort lies 180 metres to the east-southeast.
Situated on a slight natural rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. Ringfort (WM016-014---) 150m to SW, and second ringfort (WM016-017---) 180m to ESE. A slightly raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 26m NE-SW) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a slight external fosse. Both the bank and fosse has several disturbance gaps. 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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