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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corbally (fore By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corbally (fore By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Corbally (fore By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The monument occupies a low rise with good views of the surrounding countryside, forming a roughly D-shaped area with a straight side at the southeast. It is enclosed by an earth and stone bank with an external height of 4 metres, a wide shallow fosse, and an external bank that features an entrance gap at the south-southeast. The interior remains fairly even, though a slight stony rise is present to the north of the centre.
Situated on top of a low rise of ground with good views of the surrounding countryside. A roughly D-shaped area (approx. diam. 31m N-S; 30m E-W) with straight side at SE enclosed by an earth and stone bank (ext. H 4m), wide shallow fosse and external bank with entrance gap at SSE. The interior of the ringfort is fairly even, with a slight stony rise to N of centre. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 January 2017

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