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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toome

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located at the S end of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is an overgrown oval area (int. dims 31.2m NNE-SSW; c. 23m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 4-5m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) and an external fosse (Wth of base 2.3-3m; ext. D 1-1.4m) which has been backfilled with an old field bank at E. The entrance (Wth of base 2.2m), now blocked, and a causeway (Wth 4.5m), which may be modern, are at SE. 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: 10 October 2019

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