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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnacorkoge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a shoulder of a NW-SE ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 30m NW-SE; 29m NE-SW) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.6m) S-W-NE and an external fosse (Wth 3m), which is visible as lush growth NW-NE. The entrance (Wth 2.2m) is at SSW. The monument is truncated slightly (L c. 20m) by a NE-SW field bank and drain at SE, and overlain by a NW-SE field bank and drain towards the perimeter at SW. 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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