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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clooncarreen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located towards the top of the E-facing slope of a low NNW-SSE drumlin ridge. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. 38.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m at S to 6.1m at W; int. H 0.2-0.5m generally to 0.9m at W; ext. H 0.5m at S to 1.3-1.9m generally) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.8-6m; Wth of base 0.5-1.8m; ext. D 1-1.4m) which is disturbed at SE by a field bank. 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: 7 January 2020

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