What is recorded here

Partially hachured is a fairy fort or ringfort in Clonkeen (kilkenny West By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. It sits on the south bank of the Inny River, which marks the boundary with Longford and the townland of Barnarcor. The 1837 Ordnance Survey Fair Plan map depicts a circular enclosure about 25 metres wide from east to west, bounded by two concentric lines and annotated as a fort. No surface remains are visible, as the site appears damaged by heavy machinery used for drainage works on the river, and parts may be covered by spoil heaps from those works.

Situated on the S bank of the Inny River which marks the county boundary with Longford and the townland of Barnarcor. The Creggy River which marks the townland boundary with Clogher runs into the Inny River 60m to E of monument. Templeavally church (WM016-004----) and graveyard (WM016-004001-) lie 275m to S. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 25m E-W) delimited by 2 concentric lines, annotated on map as ‘fort’. No surface remains visible of monument which appears to have been damaged by heavy machinery carrying out drainage works on the Inny River. Parts of the monument may be partially covered by spoil heaps from the drainage works. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2018

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