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

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballinderry (moyashel & Magheradernon By.) is a fairy fort or ringfort in Ballinderry (moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1837 OS Fair Plan map annotated the site as Fort, while the revised 1913 edition depicted it as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure with a diameter of approximately 49 meters and a quarry in the southwest quadrant. No surface remains are visible on Digital Globe aerial photography, as the area is now occupied by a modern housing estate.
No surface remains visible of monument now located underneath modern housing estate. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 49m) with a quarry in the SW quadrant. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography as the area is now occupied by a modern housing estate. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 June 2019

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