What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cluid is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cluid, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a natural terrace near the top of an east-facing slope in pasture. A stone-faced earthen bank encloses a subcircular area, while a field boundary disturbs the south and west arcs. A possible two-metre entrance appears at the northeast.
In pasture, on a natural terrace near the top of an E-facing slope. A subcircular area (int. diam. 19.5m) enclosed by a stone-faced earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.6m) SW-NE, disturbed along the S and W arcs by a NE-SW field boundary. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at NE.
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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