What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnacorkoge stands on a NW-SE ridge in County Leitrim, Ireland. It measures twenty-five metres east-west and twenty-four metres north-south, with a grass-covered earth and stone bank, a shallow fosse, and an outer bank surviving on one side. The entrance faces west-southwest, inviting entry into a quiet circle where human life and fairy story still tangle.

Located towards the top of the NW-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (diam. 25m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a slight grass-covered earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5-3.3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.7m), with a fosse (Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.2m) and outer bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 0.2m) surviving ESE-WSW. The entrance (Wth 3.7m) is at WSW. 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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