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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Leaffony

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Leaffony is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Leaffony, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a gentle southeast-facing slope about 150 metres south of the Cabragh River. A degraded earthen bank and low scarp define a circular area 23.5 metres wide, while a raised feature obscured by overgrowth sits outside the southern bank.
In pasture, located on a gentle SE-facing slope, c. 150m to S of the Cabragh River. Slighlty raised, circular area (diam. 23.5m E–W) defined on the W half by degraded remnants of an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.65m at W) and on the E half by a low scarp (H 0.5m at W). The interior slopes down slightly to E. Immediately outside the bank at S there is a raised feature (max. dim. c. 4m) obscured by overgrowth, probably a field clearance heap. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 April 2013

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