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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (tirerrill By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on the southeast-facing slope of a ridge. An eroded earthen bank and scarp define a circular area twenty-two by twenty-four metres across. A band of rushes may mark the line of a silted-up fosse, while the interior slopes downward and supports thick growth of grass and rushes.
In rough pasture, on the SE-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.8m) along the N and E arcs and by a scarp (H 1.3m) along the S and W arcs. The E arc is incorporated into a field boundary. A band of rushes (Wth c. 2.5m) may indicate the line of a silted-up fosse. The interior slopes down to SE and is covered in a thick growth of grass and rushes. 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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