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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyglass

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a steep E-facing slope with a small W-E stream c. 15m to the S and a NW-SE stream c. 35m to the NE. This is a circular grass-covered platform (diam. 24m) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.15-0.25m). There is no visible fosse and the original entrance is not identified. Cashel (LE007-041----) is c. 130m to the NNW. 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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