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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kiltycarney

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a gentle W-facing slope. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. c. 38m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 4m at SW to 7m at NW; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.25m) separated by a fosse (Wth of base 3.4m) from an outer bank (Wth of base 1.5m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.45m), which might be a modern field bank. The original entrance is not identified, but the rath remains unplanted and overgrown, with a wide fallow zone (Wth c. 20m) in a forest since 2005 (OSAP). 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: 16 October 2019

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