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Fairy fort / ringfort in Mountainthird

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

Indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 55m) only on the 1945 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and located on a steep N-facing slope of a broad hill in a coniferous forest. It is not visible at ground level. 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/revision: 12 December 2011

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