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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Everlaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Everlaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Everlaun, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the north west facing slope of a drumlin as a barely discernible circular area about thirty six metres across. A low scarp defines most of the boundary, though quarrying has encroached on the south and south east sections. The interior slopes downward toward the north west.
On the NW-facing slope of a drumlin. A barely discernible circular area (diam. c. 36m) defined by a scarp (H 0.6m) except to S and SE where quarrying has encroached on the rath. The interior slopes down to NW. 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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