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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Creevy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumlin in a coniferous forest. This is an oval area (dims 31m E-W; 25m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 8m; max. H 1.2m) with internal stone facing which survives NW-NE. The bank is reduced to a scarp (H 0.7-1m) elsewhere and there is an external fosse (Wth of top 5-6.4m; Wth of base 3-4m; D 0.2m S-W to 0.5-1m W-N). The original entrance is not identified and the interior was planted in young coniferous trees c. 1988. The rath (LE025-027---) is c. 50m to the N. 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 revised upload: 26 January 2017

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