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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballymaghery

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballymaghery is a fairy fort or ringfort in Ballymaghery, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1838 Ordnance Survey fair plan map depicts the site as a roughly circular shaped enclosure annotated as a fort, while the 1838 edition Ordnance Survey six-inch map shows it as a circular shaped earthwork. The monument sits on a low rise of ground in grassland, though no surface remains are visible.
Depicted on the 1838 Ordnance Survey fair plan map as a roughly circular shaped enclosure annotated as a ‘fort’. Depicted as a circular shaped earthwork on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Situated on a low rise of ground in grassland. No surface remains visible. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 July 2018

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