What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cooga is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cooga, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised oval area measures 26.5 metres north-south and 20 metres east-west, enclosed by a low earthen bank that is 3.2 metres wide and one metre high externally. Traces of stone facing remain on the bank, which has been levelled at the southwest. The site sits on a rise adjacent to the north bank of a northwest-flowing stream.
Situated on a rise adjacent to the N bank of a NW-flowing stream. Slightly raised oval area (26.5m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1m) which has been levelled at SW. There are traces of stone facing on the bank.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
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