Enclosure in Largy, County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Situated on a heather-covered limestone plateau that slopes down generally to the SE. Marked on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’. This is an oval area (int. dims 41m NE-SW; 23m NW-SE) defined by a stone spread (Wth 1-1.5m) emerging from the bog. An entrance is not identified.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE006-002

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