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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybrennan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybrennan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballybrennan, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low ridge in gently undulating pasture and contains a raised circular area twenty-one metres across. A short earthen bank lines the eastern edge, a scarp rises elsewhere, and a five-metre entrance ramp opens at the south.
In gently undulating pasture, on a low ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21m) defined by a short section of an earthen bank (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.7m) along the E arc and by a scarp (H 1.4m) elsewhere. There is an entrance ramp (Wth 5m) at S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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