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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sweetwood Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the E end of an E-W drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered subcircular platform (int. dims 22.5m E-W; 19m N-S) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 2.5-4m; int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.5m at W to 1.3m at N). There is no visible fosse or entrance and the monument is slightly truncated by an old NW-SE laneway at 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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