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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boggaun (drumahaire By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Boggaun holds a grassy ring thirty-three metres wide on a low drumlin above the Bonet river. Its earthen bank has flattened into a shallow scarp, hiding the entrance and removing the fortress from ordinary sight. The fairies may have taken the works back when people stopped fearing them, leaving only a subtle rise for those who know where to look.
Located on the W-facing slope of a low drumlin on the floor of the Bonet river valley. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 33m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 0.25m) which is frequently reduced to a scarp (H 0.3m). There is no visible fosse and the original entrance is not identified. The perimeter is slightly truncated by a NW-SE field bank at SW. 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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