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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnaskeagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a natural rise at the NW-facing foothills of Benbo Mountain. Grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 36m E-W; 32.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; max. ext. H 1.8m) N-NE which is reduced to a hedge-covered scarp elsewhere, and an external fosse (Wth 3-3.5m). There are traces of an outer bank (Wth 2m; H 0.3m) at N and SE but an original entrance is not identified. 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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