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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilclaremore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Kilclaremore holds a broad earthen ring on a drumlin slope, its steep bank and shallow ditch marking a human dwelling that predates local memory. The earth has softened the edges, but the circle still resists forgetting.
Situated towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered semicircular area (int. diam. c. 32m E-W) defined by a round-topped, steep-sided earthen bank (Wth 7.5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.8m) SE-W-NW which blends into the slope elsewhere, and a slight outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) visible at W. The NE part of the monument, if it survives is overgrown. 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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Recorded monument

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