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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnalamph

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Just off the crest of the E-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge towards the S end. This is an overgrown D-shaped platform (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 25m E-W; H 1.1m) defined by a fosse (Wth 1.5m) which is visible at W. The monument is truncated by a NNW-SSE field bank at E and does not survive E of this feature. 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 January 2020

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