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Fairy fort / ringfort in Cloghbreen

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Cloghbreen is a fairy fort or ringfort in Cloghbreen, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated on top of a steep natural rise in gently undulating pasture and tillage, and was annotated Cloghbrien Fort on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. A 1971 account described the levelled monument as having no surface remains visible, while a barely visible outline of the levelled ringfort appears on a Digital Globe aerial photograph.
Situated on top of a steep natural rise, in gently undulating pasture and tillage. Annotated ‘Cloghbrien Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Ringfort (WM023-071----) lies c. 120m to N. Levelled monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. Barely visible outline of levelled ringfort visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 29 July 2019

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