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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Brownstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Brownstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Brownstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits in pasture land on a slight natural rise, featuring a circular area measuring thirty-two metres north-south and twenty-eight metres east-west. A poorly preserved fragmentary earthen bank encloses the area, accompanied by a wide, flat-bottomed fosse that is filled in at the east and southeast and possibly recently re-dug at the north. An entrance gap two metres wide exists at the east-southeast, while the interior rises toward the center with vague traces of cultivation ridges running north-northeast to south-southwest.
Situated in pasture-land on a slight natural rise surrounded by gentle undulating land, with good views to SW, W & NNE. Ringfort (WM008-033---) 250m to NW. A circular shaped area (diam. 32m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved fragmentary earthen bank and a wide, flat-bottomed fosse, filled in at E & SE, and possibly recently re-dug at N. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2m) at ESE. The interior rises towards the centre and has vague traces of cultivation ridges which run NNE-SSW. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 April 2017

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