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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Racullen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the N-facing spine of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a grass-covered circular platform (diam. 34.5m N-S; 32.4m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 3.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2m) SW-NW, which is reduced to a scarp (Wth 2.4-3m; H 1.8-2m) elsewhere, with a fosse which is best preserved (at W: Wth of top 4.2-5.8m; Wth of base 1-2.2m; ext. D 0.6-0.8m) S-W-N. 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: 9 December 2019

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