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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowkeel (carbury By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowkeel (carbury By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowkeel (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a ridge in flat to undulating ground with views in all directions. A circular area nineteen metres wide sits inside a bank three and a half metres wide and nearly one metre high. A narrow northeast gap holds protruding stones that may mark an original entrance, while the western edge disappeared when a field boundary was built.
Situated on top of a ridge in flat to undulating ground with good views in all directions. Comprises a circular area (int. diam. 19m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.50m, H 0.95m). In the NE is a gap ( Wth 1.15m) with stones protruding from the bank which may be an original entrance. No indication of a ditch. The W part of the site has been removed by the construction of a field boundary. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 15 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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