What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cappagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cappagh, County Westmeath, Ireland. This sub-circular site, measuring approximately 31 metres north-south and 30 metres east-west, sits on low-lying pasture 120 metres east of a tributary of the Inny River. It is defined by a poorly preserved earthen bank, which has been levelled from west through north, and a wide shallow fosse five metres wide. The interior slopes slightly from northwest to southeast and shows traces of cultivation ridges, while the area was surrounded by a forestry plantation in a 2011 aerial photograph.

Situated on low lying pasture-land, 120m E of a stream which is a tributary of the Inny River. Bog 90m to N and 130m to W. Ringfort (WM006-047----) 140m to SE. A sub-circular area (approx. diam. 31m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank which has been levelled from W-N, and a wide shallow fosse (Wth 5m). The interior slopes slightly from NW-SE with traces of cultivation ridges running across the monument. A series of banks and depressions in the vicinity appear to be drainage features. This site is now surrounded by a forestry plantation visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 January 2017

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