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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cashelgarran

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cashelgarran is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cashelgarran, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in gently undulating pasture with good to excellent views in all directions. A raised circular area thirty-one metres across is enclosed by an earthen scarp one point four metres high, though no fosse remains visible at ground level. A drystone field wall built from northwest to east against the external scarp obscures the original entrance.
Situated on slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Views are good to excellent in all directions. Raised circular area (diam. 31m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (ext. H 1.4m). No fosse is visible at ground level. From NW-ENE, an E-W orientated drystone field wall has been built against the external face of the scarp. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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