What is recorded here
Fairy fort / ringfort in Parsonstown is a fairy fort or ringfort in Parsonstown, County Westmeath, Ireland. The site is located in grassland and consists of a circular-shaped area with a diameter of approximately 45 metres. This enclosure is defined by a scarp and a ditch, a form depicted on the OSi 25-inch map. The outline of the earthwork was visible on a Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011 and 2013.
In grassland. Circular-shaped area (diam. c. 45m) defined by a scarp and ditch as depicted on the OSi 25-inch map. Outline of earthwork visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 August 2023
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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