Earthwork in Gortgarrigan, County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Indicated as a square enclosure (dims. c. 25m x c. 25m) defined by field banks on the 1835 edition of OS 6-inch map, and as a circular hachured feature (diam. c. 30m) on the 1943 ed. It is situated in reclaimed pasture on a gentle rise on the floor of the Bonet River, with a NNW-SSE section of the stream c. 20m to the W. No feature is visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE011-079

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