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Fairy fort / ringfort
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The fairy fort or ringfort in Carn (rathconrath By.) is in County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1837 OS Fair Plan map depicts this site in undulating pasture as a small, roughly circular-shaped earthwork outlined by a scarp and annotated as a fort. A 1971 account described the levelled monument as having no surface remains visible.
Situated in undulating pasture. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a small, roughly circular-shaped earthwork outlined by a scarp. Levelled monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

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