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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Headford

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated just off the crest of the W-facing slope of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. c. 25m) defined by an earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 4.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and an external fosse (at W: Wth of top 6.3m; Wth of base 3.5m; ext. D 0.5m). The original entrance is not identified. Rath (LE032-032----) is c. 75m to the NNE and the moated site (LE032-034----) is c. 60m 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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