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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullynaskeagh West,leonsgarve OR Leons (mckenna)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a SE-NW spur or ridge. This was described in 1967 (SMR file) as a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 35m) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (at S: Wth of base 7m; Wth of top 1.5m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 2.15m) NE-S-W and an outer fosse (at S: Wth of top 5.6m; Wth of base 2.4m; ext. D 1.5m) NE-S-SW, but the bank is reduced to a scarp (at ESE: H 2m) elsewhere. The bank formed the townland boundary with Tullynaskeath West to the E from NNW-SE. The entrance (Wth of base 2.2m) and causeway (Wth of top 2m) were at SW. The monument has been removed between 1967 and 1995 (OSI images). The rath (MO031-078----) is c. 70m to the NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 31 July 2017

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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