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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynagalliagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynagalliagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a raised circular area about 26 metres across, enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone, with a fosse and outer bank at its foot. A large rectangular quarry hole now cuts through the eastern half of the interior and across the southeastern banks. Two possible entrances remain marked by breaks in the banks at the north-northeast and south-southwest.

Situated on a slight S-facing slope, in gently undulating upland pasture. Raised circular area (diam. c.26m) enclosed by a low denuded bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.1-5.5m; int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.9m) and an external bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.4m). A large roughly rectangular relic quarry hole (dims. 28m N-S; 14m E-W; D 0.5-1.6m) now occupies the E half of the interior including the internal bank and extending across the fosse and external bank at SE. There are two possible entrances to the site; a break (Wth 3.5m) in the internal bank with an opposing break, offset slightly to E, in the external bank at NNE and the second is a break (Wth 6.5m) in the internal bank at SSW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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