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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Gortgarrigan

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Situated on a gentle rise on the floor of the Bonet river valley with a meandering E-W section of the stream c. 100m to the N. This is an overgrown subcircular area (int. dims 32m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) covered in spoil, which is defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 7m; int. H 0.3m; max. ext. H 2.8m at NNW) with intermittently visible outer facing-stones. There are traces of an outer grass-covered stone spread 11m from the enclosing element SSE-W, 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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