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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lurgan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a low drumlin in the valley of the S-N Scarden River, with a SW-NE section of the stream c. 120m to the SE. Grass-covered D-shaped area (dims 24.4m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.2-0.4m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. There is a grass-covered quarry inside the perimeter at E, altering this side to a straight edge and souterrain (LE012-028002-) is in the interior. 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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