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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloran AND Corcullentry

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloran AND Corcullentry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloran AND Corcullentry, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on the south-southwest face of a slight natural rise surrounded by undulating grassland, 450 metres to the northwest of another ringfort. It consists of a slightly raised oval area, approximately 28 metres in diameter from northeast to southwest and 18.5 metres from northwest to southeast, enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank. A five-metre wide entrance gap is located at the southeast, while the interior slopes from northeast to southwest and the perimeter was disturbed by digging at the northwest.
Situated on the SSW face of a slight natural rise, surrounded by undulating grassland. Ringfort (WM009-030----) 450m to NW. A slightly raised oval shaped area (approx. diam. 28m NE-SW; 18.5m NW-SE) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank with entrance gap (Wth 5m) at SE. The interior slopes from NE-SW. The perimeter has been disturbed by digging at NW. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 May 2017

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