Black Fort CV028-032---- in Lecks

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What is recorded here

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 20m) enclosed by a wide, low earthen bank and a shallow fosse. Slight traces of a low external bank at the outer lip of the fosse at N. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at SE represents original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV028-032

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Kieran Campbell, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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