What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Banagher, County Leitrim: a grass-covered circular area about 31m across, shaped by a scarp rising 0.3m at the south to 2m at the northwest. It sits on a rise towards the bottom of a southwest-facing slope, with no visible fosse or clear original entrance. People may have lived there, marked territory, or simply followed the curve the land already made.

Located on a rise towards the bottom of a SW-facing slope. Grass-covered circular area (diam. 31m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at S to 2m at NW). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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