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fprt — Modorragh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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fprt — Modorragh
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Located on top of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (dims 47m NE-SW: 35.5m NW-SE; int. dims 42m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-7m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 1-1.8m) best preserved at N, and a slight external fosse (Wth of base c. 2m; D 0.2m) which was recut as a field drain SW-NW. There is a clearance cairn (diam. 3m; H 0.6m) in the interior and a modern entrance (Wth 2m) at NW. The bullaun stone (LE018-052---) is c. 50m to the SE. 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

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