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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonaquin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on the summit of a small drumlin of the floor of the Bonet river valley overlooking Coolnaquin Lough (max. dims c. 150m NNE-SSW; c. 90m NW-SE) c. 100m to the N. This is an overgrown, circular area (int. diam. 17.5m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by a round-topped, steep-sided earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1m), reduced to a scarp at E, and an external fosse (Wth 2.1m). It is within a wood. 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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