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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mucklaghan Glebe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a drumlin, and c. 180m from the N shore of Mucklaghan Lough. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. c. 25-30m) defined by a fosse (at W: Wth of top c. 2m; Wth of base 1m; int. D 0.5m; ext. D 0.4m). The original entrance is not identified. 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: 6 December 2019

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