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Iindicated — Shancarrick

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Iindicated — Shancarrick
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Situated at the bottom of a steep S-facing slope of the Skeanada river valley with the stream markedly below the monument c. 25m tot he S. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 27.5m NW-SE) defined by a stone spread (at NW: Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.3m; at SE: Wth 6.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2m) which is built on a partly raised platform at SE. The souterrain site (LE015-058002-) 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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