What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cabraghkeel is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cabraghkeel, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low ridge two hundred metres from the sea-shore and measures thirty-two and a half by twenty-six and a half metres across. A five-metre-wide, twenty-centimetre-high bank of earth and stone encloses the oval area, while a man-made underground passage cuts through the interior. No fosse or original entrance remains visible.
Situated on a low ridge c.200 from the sea-shore. Raised oval-shaped area (dims. 32.5m N-S; 26.3m E-W) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. c.5m; H 0.2m). No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. Within the internal area is a Man-made underground passage (see SL010-006002-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
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