Randoon
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| Randoon | |
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 Randoon, Overgrown Ringfort, Ranaghan, County Westmeath in Morning Sky. |
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| Elevation | 125m (300 ft) |
| Location | County Westmeath,  Ireland |
| Prominence | 125m |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Westmeath | |
| Elevation: | 125m | |
| Population (2006) - Town: - Rural: |
merged with Castlepollard |
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Randoon is a middle aged Turgesius Viking fortress south west of Lough Lene. The fortress is situated upon a hill in Ranaghan dominating by its height all other ringforts in Ranaghan, while it overlooks Lough Lene, between the town of Castlepollard and Collinstown. The term locally used fort refers to any of the multitude of ringfort, many of which have been over grown by vegetation. These remain today, a historical relic from at least as early as Ireland's and Western Europes' Early Medieval Period, protected by Irish national heritage law.
