What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Leitrim North is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a ridge top and contains a circular area measuring 38.4 metres north to south. A 1.2 metre high scarp defines the boundary, while an external flat-bottomed fosse appears to the west and north-west. The interior remains level but shows cultivation ridges, and the scarp is levelled from north-north-east to east-north-east for access.

In pasture, on the top of a ridge. A circular area (38.4m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m). An external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.5m) is evident W-NNW. The interior is level and crossed by cultivation ridges. The scarp has been levelled NNE-ENE to allow access to the interior. Indicated as a complete embanked area (diam. c. 30m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as open to NNE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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