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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuiltydangan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuiltydangan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cuiltydangan, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the eastern end of a ridge within forestry and contains a twenty-nine metre circular area enclosed by a five metre wide earthen bank and shallow external fosse. The south-western bank has become part of a field boundary system while rough pasture covers the interior.
In forestry, on top of the E end of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 29m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.6m) and a shallow external fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.5m). The bank along the SW arc is incorporated into a field boundary system. The interior is covered by rough pasture. 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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