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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnacask

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnacask is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnacask, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated on a slight rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland and consists of a sub-circular area with an approximate east-west diameter of 37 metres. This area is enclosed by an earth and stone bank with a height of 1 metre and is bisected by a recently constructed roadway running east-west. The roadway, which is 2.5 metres wide and 2 metres deep, has been sunk into the interior of the ringfort and has cut through a man-made underground passage.
Situated on a slight rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 37m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (H 1m), bisected by a recently constructed roadway running E-W. This roadway (Wth 2.5m; D 2m) has been sunk into the interior of the ringfort and has cut through a Man-made underground passage (WM017-009001-). Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments, Iris Oifigiúil, 11 November 1983. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 February 2018

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