What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathduff (clonlonan By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathduff (clonlonan By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. The site sits on a slight rise in pasture with commanding views of the surrounding landscape and is depicted on the revised 1910 edition Ordnance Survey 25-inch map as a roughly circular earthwork. A 1973 description records the monument as a roughly circular area 27 metres in diameter, enclosed by a scarp, an intervening fosse and an outer bank that is present from southeast through south to west-northwest and merges with a field wall at east.

Situated on a slight rise, in pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 27m) enclosed by a scarp, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The outer bank is present from SE-S-WNW and merges with a field wall at E. The interior of the earthwork is uneven whereby some stones project from the surface across the N portion and quarrying has disturbed the S portion. A depression runs inside the scarp from N-NE and then turns S towards the centre. Outline of levelled monument visible today as a earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 08 November 2019

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