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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Church Hill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Church Hill is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Church Hill, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the lower west-facing slope of a rise above bog, where a one-metre scarp arcs southeast to southwest. The earthwork encloses the north corner of the field, creating an area twenty-six metres long and eleven and a half metres wide.
In pasture, on the lower W-facing slope of a rise above bog. An arc of a scarp (max. H 1m) SE-SW, as indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map, encloses the N corner of field, an area measuring 26m NE-SW by 11.5m NW-SE. 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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