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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuilsheeghary More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuilsheeghary More is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cuilsheeghary More, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a gentle rise on a ridge and forms a roughly circular area about thirty metres across. An earthen bank appears only along the northern arc while an external fosse remains visible all round. The interior stays damp within this defined boundary.
On a gentle rise, on a ridge. A roughly circular area (int. diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m) evident only along the N arc and by an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) which is evident all round. The interior is damp. 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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