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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killydrum

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the N end and on the E-facing slope of a small N-S drumlin drumlin with a higher ridge just to the E. This is an overgrown subcircular area (diam. 33m NNW-SSE; int. dim. 29m NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5-6.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.2m) and external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4-6.3m; Wth of base 2.5-3m; D 0.3-0.5m). The entrance (Wth 2.4m) is at SW. 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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