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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Keeloges

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a low rise on the floor of Glenade valley. Grass and scrub-covered oval area (int. dims 25m NNW-SSE; 21m ENE-WSW) defined by a round-topped earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.3m) E-S, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) elsewhere and which is separated by a flat-bottomed fosse, best preserved E-S (Wth of base 2.25m; D 0.25m), from an external bank (Wth 3m; H 0.25m) NE-E-SSW. The entrance (Wth 2.2m) and causeway are at 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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