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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Leggykelly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. but known locally as a 'fort'. Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 32m NW-SE) enclosed by a narrow, shallow trench and low, narrow earthen bank, both of which are similar in morphology to field boundaries in the vicinity. Original entrance not recognisable.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV011-023

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