What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Foxburrow is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Foxburrow, County Westmeath, Ireland. The 2011-13 orthoimage shows the outline of this degraded ringfort, which is depicted on the 25-inch map as a large oval-shaped area with a diameter of approximately 65 metres defined by a scarp. The site sits in grassland, with Taghmon Castle located 430 metres to the west and St Munna's Church and graveyard situated 300 metres to the west-southwest.
There is no paper file in the ASI archive for this monument. In grassland with Taghmon Castle (WM012-074----) 430m to W. St Munna's Church (WM012-076----) and graveyard (WM012-076001-) lies 300m to WSW. Depicted on the OSi 25-inch map as a large oval-shaped area (diam. c. 65m) defined by a scarp. Outline of degraded ringfort visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 August 2023
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Partially hachuredFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 464 yd
Taghmon CastleCastle, tower house · 518 yd
Long PlantingForest · 3.6 mi
Scragh Bog Nature ReserveNature reserve · 4.3 mi
Church IslandIsland · 5.1 mi