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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corderry (peyton)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the top of the E-facing slope of a small drumlin. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 23m E-W; 20m N-S) defined by a slight bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.25m) and an intermittently visible external fosse (Wth 2m). The original entrance is not identified. It remains unplanted in a forest (Bing 2013). Rath (LE028-044----) is c. 150m to the W. 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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