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forts — Lismakeegan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the top of the NW-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (int. dims 55m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.25m at NE to 1.15m at W) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.65m) at SW, and an external fosse (Wth 1.3-3m; D 0.35m). The monument is bisected by a NW-SE field bank with another field bank running SW from the centre to the perimeter. The original entrance is not identified. Enclosure (LE027-113----) is c. 40m to 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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