What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crosserdree is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Crosserdree, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on the north-facing slope of a low ridge, where slightly higher ground overlooks it from all sides. A road forming the townland boundary with Tevrin lies 70 metres to the west. The 1838 edition of the Ordnance Survey Fair Plan depicts a small oval-shaped earthwork annotated as a fort.
Situated on N facing slope of a low ridge, overlooked by slightly higher ground on all sides. The road which forms the townland boundary with Tevrin lies 70m to W. Depicted on the 1838 ed. OS Fair Plan map as a small oval-shaped earthwork that is annotated as a ‘fort’. Local information suggests that this site was levelled in the latter half of the nineteenth century. A raised area (approx. diam. 25m) defined by a low scarp marks the site of the levelled monument.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 July 2018
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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