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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghoge Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghoge Lower is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloghoge Lower, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies undulating pasture on a low ridge as a raised circular area twenty-five metres across with a three-metre scarp. The interior remains uneven while dense overgrowth covers the eastern perimeter beside a field boundary.
In undulating pasture, on a low ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 25m) defined by a scarp (H 3m). The interior is uneven. The E perimeter is densely covered with overgrowth. A field boundary abuts the E edge of the scarp. 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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