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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Headford

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the N-facing slope of a drumlin. This is an overgrown D-shaped area (int. dims c. 25m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at SW: Wth of base 5.8m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m) and an external fosse (at SW: Wth of top 4.8m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.7m) SSE-W-NNE. The monument is truncated by a N-S field bank and drain at E, and does not survive visibly E of this feature. Rath (LE032-033----) is c. 75m to the SSW. 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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