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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Leitrim South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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What is recorded here

On a NW-facing slope, in an area overgrown with bushes. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m). Only the E half now remains, visible as a raised semicircular area (25m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1m) NE-S. A dry external fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.6m) is evident E-S and a band of boggy ground (Wth 4m) along the NE arc may indicate a silted-up fosse. The interior is raised c. 0.8m above the external ground level. The W half of this rath has been removed by quarrying.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL038-046

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  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Tubbercurry GAA Club (official website publisher); individual aerial photographer not named, tubbercurrygaa.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
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