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Partially hachured

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Partially hachured is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clonboy or Ballinacor, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1837 OS Fair Plan map annotated the site as a Fort and depicted it as a tree-lined circular-shaped bivallate earthwork on a slight natural rise. A 1971 account described the monument as having no surface remains visible in gently undulating pasture with good views to the west, north and east.
Situated on top of a slight natural rise, in gently undulating pasture with good views to W, N and E. Annotated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a tree-lined circular-shaped bivallate earthwork. Monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. Not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 30 July 2019

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