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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonahinshin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonahinshin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonahinshin, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area measures twenty-six by twenty metres and sits on the north-facing slope of a ridge in pasture. An earth and stone bank encloses the site, though numerous gaps break its continuity. Field boundaries cross the western edge and approach from the east, marking the rath within the local landscape.
In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a ridge. A raised oval area (int. diam. 26m x 20m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.8m) with numerous gaps. A N-S field boundary crosses the W edge of the rath and an older field boundary approaches it from E. 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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