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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Jamestown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on the NW bank of a SW-NE section of the River Shannon with the stream immediately adjacent. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. c. 42m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 6m; int. H 0.5m at N to 0.9m at SW; ext. H 2.2m at N to 2.6m at SW), and an external fosse (at N: Wth of base 3.5m; ext. D 2m) SW-N-ENE. The entrance and causeway (Wth of top 3m) are at NNE. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 17 October 2019

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