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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonena

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

On top of a drumlin ridge, with commanding views. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 28m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) on the S side. The interior is uneven and slopes gently down to W. There is a trigonometrical station in the centre of the interior. The S perimeter is overgrown with gorse. 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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