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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located towards the top of the S-facing slope of a ridge. This is a grass-covered oval platform (dims. 33.5m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.45m at W to 0.8m at SE) SE-W-N and the perimeter may be incorporated into a N-S field banks at E. There is no visible fosse and 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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