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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknaclassagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Towards the bottom of a steep N-facing slope in Glencar valley. Grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 20m E-W; 18.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1m) with some bushes NE-S-SW which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) elsewhere and an external fosse best preserved at S (Wth 4m; D 0.2m). The original entrance is not identified, but the monument is overlain by a NNE-SSW field bank towards the edge at W. 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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