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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisbrockan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on top of a drumlin. This is a grass and reed-covered circular area (int. diam. 25.5m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) with some bushes separated by a fosse (Wth of base 2.8m; D 0.75m) from an outer field bank (Wth 1m; H 0.4-0.75m). The original entrance is not identified. See the attached aerial views taken from the NE _1 and N _2 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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