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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowkeel (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowkeel (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a pasture rise two hundred metres northeast of the Owenmore River. An oval bank and scarp enclose a thirty-metre area, while a southern ramp leads through a narrow entrance. Trees grow on the ancient earthworks.
In pasture, on a rise c. 200m NE of Owenmore River. A raised oval area (int. diam 30.5m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.6m) along the N and W arcs and by a scarp along the E and S arcs. There is an entrance (Wth 1.4m) at S with a ramp. There are trees growing on the bank. 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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