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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graigue

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graigue is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Graigue, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies flat to undulating pasture land overlooking Ballysadare Bay. The oval raised area measures thirty by twenty-one metres internally and keeps a surviving southern bank one point nine metres wide. A separate hut site appears within the main enclosure.
Located on flat to undulating ground in pasture with a view of Ballysadare Bay. Comprises an oval raised area (int. dims. 30m by 21m) enclosed by a bank which survives on the S (Wth 1.90m, H 0.040m-0.70m). There is a hut site in the interior (SL020-050002-). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 14 August 2013

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