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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullaghbrack

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on top of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a grass-covered circular area (int. diam. c. 50m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at E: Wth of base c. 8m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H 3.5m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 8.5m; Wth of base 2.5m; ext. D 1.5m) from an outer overgrown earthen bank (at E: Wth of base 5.5m; ext. H 0.5m). The original entrance is not identified. 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 upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 9 December, 2019

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