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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghadark

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on top of a S-N drumlin ridge or spur. It is depicted as a circular or subtriangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 40m E-W; c. 30m N-S) on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map and it is visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (OSAP: 4/1008-9). This is a grass-covered subcircular area (dims 36m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by slight traces of an earthen bank (Wth 5m; H 0.3m) N-NE, reduced to a scarp (max. H 0.8m) NE-SW, and slight traces of a fosse (Wth 8m; max. D 0.5m) SW-NW. 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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