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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardakip Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on top of a drumlin t the edge of the Bonet River valley with a meandering S-N section of the stream c. 450m to the E. This is a grass and reed-covered subcircular area (int. dims 23.6m NW-SE; 19m NE-SW) defined by a slight grass-covered earthen bank (Wth. 3.5-4m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.7-0.9m). There is no visible fosse but there are entrances at WNW (Wth 2.5m), E (Wth 3.4m) and S (Wth 3m). See the attached aerial view taken from the E. 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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