Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Derrinloughan

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What is recorded here

On top of a gentle rise. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 21m N-S) defined by a drystone wall (Wth 2.6m; int. H 1m at SE to 1.65m at W; ext. H 1.25m at E to 2.3m at W) built on the plinth of an older wall. The drystone wall is removed NE-E where the perimeter is evident as a slight scarp. The original entrance is not identified.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE001-052

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