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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lavagh (leitrim By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a slight SW-facing slope. This is a grass-covered circular area (diam. 29.5m E-W; 29m N-S; int. diam. 27.5m E-W; 26.5m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank and hedge (at E: Wth of base 3.4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.3m; at N: Wth of base 4.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext H 0.4m) NW-E-SW, with an external fosse (Wth of base 1.2m; ext. D 0.4m) NW-NE. The perimeter is formed by a slight scarp (H 0.7m) S-NW. An entrance gap at S could be the original entrance and the monument is circumscribed by a field bank NE-S. Rath (LE032-019----) is c. 35m to the E, and rath (LE032-021----) is c. 120m to the SSE. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

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