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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Agharrow

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Agharrow is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Agharrow, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area spans 24 metres and is enclosed by a low earth bank 5.9 metres wide and 0.3 metre high. A two-metre break at the north marks the original entrance, while the exterior side south of the field boundary has been partially quarried away.
Situated on a very slight W-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by a low bank of earth (Wth 5.9m; int. H 0.3m). A WSW-ENE orientated field boundary bank lies along the line of the bank SE-SW. The exterior side of the bank, to the S of the field boundary, has been partially quarried away SE-SW. A break (Wth 2m) in the bank at N marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 22 April 2013

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