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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardnaglass Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardnaglass Lower is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardnaglass Lower, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in gently undulating pasture and forms a raised oval area measuring 24 metres north-south and 26 metres east-west. An earth bank 4.85 metres wide and 0.3 metre high encloses the centre, while an external fosse 4.7 metres wide and 0.6 metre deep surrounds it. A 2.8 metre break in the bank with a causeway across the fosse at the northeast marks the original entrance, and a possible man-made underground passage touches the inner face of the western bank.
Situated on a slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Raised oval area (dims. 24m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by a bank of earth (Wth 4.85m; int. H 0.3m) with an external fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 0.6m). A break (Wth 2.8m) in the bank with a causeway across the fosse at NE marks the position of the original entrance. A possible Man-made underground passage (SL005-038002-) is located against the inner face of the bank at W. Compiled by: patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 23 April 2013

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