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What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rath (moygoish By., Rathowen Ed) is in County Westmeath, Ireland. This sub-circular site on the southeast face of a low ridge is enclosed by a very poorly preserved earthen bank and a wide shallow fosse, measuring 8 metres in width and 0.3 metres in depth. The fosse is completely filled in from the northwest to the north, while a levelled field boundary running northeast to southwest intersects the site at the north. The interior slopes slightly from northwest to southeast and displays vague traces of cultivation ridges running east-northeast to west-southwest.

Situated on SE face of a low ridge running NW-SE in gently undulating pasture-land. River Riffey located 85m to SW and S which marks townland boundary with Loughanstown (Moygoish barony). Ringfort (WM006-009----) 180m to the N. A sub-circular area (approx. diam. 48m N-S; 46m E-W) enclosed by a very poorly preserved earthen bank and a wide shallow fosse (Wth 8m; D 0.3m). This fosse is completely filled in from NW-N. A levelled field boundary running NE-SW intersects the site at N. The interior slopes slightly from NW-SE and has vague traces of cultivation ridges which run ENE-WSW. Outline of monument clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 January 2017

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