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Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cleighran Beg

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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What is recorded here

Located at the crest of the E-facing slope of a drumlin on the E shore of Lough Allen. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by the slight remains of a collapsed wall (Wth 1m; H 0.2m) N-NE which has been removed elsewhere or is covered with spoil. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE018-047

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Pampuco, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • RTG, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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