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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Correagh (clonlonan By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Correagh (clonlonan By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Correagh (clonlonan By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The 1837 edition Ordnance Survey map depicts the site as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork in gently undulating pasture, while the revised 1910 edition map describes it as a substantial oval-shaped earthwork enclosed by a bank. This bank measures approximately 48 metres north-south and 42 metres east-west and has been intersected from the south-southwest by a post-1700 field boundary. The monument is visible today as an oval-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Situated in gently undulating pasture. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a substantial oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 48m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by a bank, which has been intersected from S-SW by a post-1700 field boundary. Monument is visible today as an oval-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

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