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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carney (o'beirne)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carney (o'beirne) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carney (o'beirne), County Sligo, Ireland. The earthwork occupies a slight south-south-east-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A circular bank surrounds a raised area twenty-five metres across, while a broad fosse cuts the external base. A four-metre break at the south-east marks the original entrance, with a causeway spanning the ditch.
Situated on a slight SSE-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. c.25m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 4.8m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.5m) of earth broad flat-topped profile with a steep external face. At the external base of the bank is a broad flat-bottomed profile fosse (Wth 6.9m; D 0.6-1.6m). A break (Wth 4m) in the bank, with a causeway across the fosse, at SE marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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