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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissoy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissoy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissoy, County Westmeath, Ireland. This slightly raised, sub-circular area sits on a natural rise in gently undulating grassland, enclosed by a low, poorly preserved earthen bank and a very shallow external fosse. The bank has been reduced to a scarp at the east, while low earthen banks divide the interior into three uneven areas. A ringfort stands two hundred metres to the southwest of this site.
Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, with good views of the surrounding countryside. Ringfort (WM015-022---) 200m to SW. A slightly raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 36m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) enclosed by a low, poorly preserved earthen bank and a very shallow external fosse. The bank has been reduced to a scarp at E. Low earthen banks (Wth 1-2m) divide the interior into three uneven areas. Monument appears to have been levelled since 1978 as there no traces visible of this monument on Digital Globe aerial photographs. See attached sketch plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 September 2018

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