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Lisgruddy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisgruddy
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Located on top of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 31m NE-SW; int. diam. 28.6m NE-SW) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.6m) and an external fosse (at NE: Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.8m), which has been recut as a drain at W. The original entrance is not identified. 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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