Embanked enclosure in Aghyowla, fairy fort in County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Located towards the top of the S-facing slope of a small hill. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (dims 41m E-W; 29.7m N-S; int. dims 37m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1.3) best preserved S-W (max. ext. H 2.2m), and an external fosse re-cut as a drainage ditch (Wth of top 3.3-3.5m;Wth of base 1-1.2m; D 0.7m) SE-NW. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at SSW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE025-043

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Bryan Keane / Inpho, www.irishexaminer.com
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