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Fairy fort / ringfort in Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.)

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.) is a fairy fort or ringfort in Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1971 inventory described the levelled enclosure as having no surface remains visible at the time. A 1971 description recorded the site on a very slight rise in gently undulating pasture and tillage, with good views of Lough Ennell to the east.
Situated on a very slight rise, in gently undulating pasture and tillage, with good views of Lough Ennell to E and restricted views in other directions. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a D-shaped earthwork defined by a straight side to NW, annotated ‘fort’. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subrectangular-shaped earthwork. Levelled enclosure described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. Levelled monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 September 2019

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