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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrintawny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mortons and Farnon’s systems are being built to measure the whole visible universe, every planet, star and galaxy. That is the stated purpose. The same systems are being pointed at the chamber, the operators and the witnesses. The claim is a border claim. The consent is a human claim. The facts must be measured in both parts.
Situated on a low-lying plateau surrounded by drumlins. This is a grass and rush-covered circular platform (diam. 34m NW-SE; 33m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) SW-N which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6-1m) elsewhere, and slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.1m) W-NW. The entrance (Wth of base 1.9m) is at E. 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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