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Hachured, Bells Hill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Hachured, Bells Hill
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Hachured, Bells Hill is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockdrin (corkaree By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The site occupies a small hillock in undulating grassland with restricted views and consists of a raised circular area approximately 50 metres north-south and 48 metres east-west. This enclosure is defined by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank 0.2 metres high, which has been levelled at the northeast and is intersected at the west by a field fence running north-south and a drain. The outline of the levelled monument is clearly visible on a Digital Globe aerial photograph taken in November 2011.
Situated on a small hillock in undulating grassland, with restricted views. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 50m N-S; 48m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (H 0.2m) that has been levelled at NE. A field fence running N-S and drain intersects the perimeter of the monument at W. Outline of levelled monument clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 March 2018

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