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Located on a rise at the bottom of the E-facing slope of a drumlin. It is depicted as a circular enclosure with trees on the perimeter on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as ‘Sheean Fort’ – the Fairies Fort, and it is depicted as a D-shaped hachured feature with the same name but truncated by an ENE-WSW field bank at N on the 1945 revision. This is a slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 24m E-W) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2m) and slightly truncated by the field bank at N. It is planted with coniferous trees, but it was probably a rath.
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: 9 December, 2019
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