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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a broad but low N-S ridge. This is a grass-covered circular area (diam. 43.5m E-W; 42m N-S; int. diam. 40m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by an earthen bank altered into a field bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 1-1.5m; ext. H 1-1.8m) and hedge, with an outer drain NW-E-SE. There is an entrance (Wth of base 3m) at NW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 7 January 2020
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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