What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Correaly is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Correaly, County Westmeath, Ireland. The large polygonal area measures 72 metres north to south and 48 metres east to west, enclosed by a low earth and stone bank with an internal height of 1 metre. This bank is best preserved at the north, while no evidence exists for an enclosing fosse or entrance feature. The site sits on a slight rise in fairly well drained land, with a ringfort 35 metres to the west and a second ringfort 90 metres to the northeast.

Situated on a slight rise in fairly well drained land with good views of the surrounding country side. Ringfort (WM002-031----) 35m to W and second ringfort (WM002-023---) 90m to NE. A large polygonal shaped area (dims. 72m N-S ; 48m E-W) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank (int. H 1m) best preserved at N with no evidence for an enclosing fosse or entrance feature. The interior has a gentle slope from N to S. There are traces of NE-SW cultivation ridges running through the interior. The outline of this levelled monument is barely visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs taken November 2011. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 November 2016

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