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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumduff

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. 18.8m NE-SW; 18.6m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.5-5.5m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 1.1m at S, upslope, to 1.9m at N), with an outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.4m) N-S-W. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at SE. Archaeological testing (04E0303) c. 50m to the E at the nearest point produced no related material (Read 2007). 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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