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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the E end of an E-W drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered subcircular area (dims 44m E-W; 40m N-S; int. dims 37.4m E-W; 33.8m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 6-7.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m at N to 1.6-1.8m generally), with evidence of an external fosse (Wth of base 2-3.7m; ext. D 0.5-0.9m) which was recut as a drain (Wth of base 1.5m; D 0.5-1m) S-W. The entrance (Wth 2m) may have been at S and the site is circumscribed by a field bank E-S. 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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