What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinlig (tireragh By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinlig (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low rise in undulating pasture and presents a raised circular area thirty-one point seven metres by twenty-eight metres. A low bank of earth and stone, two point six metres wide and point five metre high, encloses the site. The bank has been modified and incorporated into the field boundary from west-southwest through north to south-east.
Situated on a low rise in undulating pasture. Raised circular area (dims. 31.7m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 2.6m; H 0.5m) which has been modified and incorporated into the field boundary from WSW-N-SE. No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
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