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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Hazelwood Demesne

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Hazelwood Demesne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Hazelwood Demesne, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a 20m diameter circular area enclosed by a 5.4m wide, 0.3m high earth bank on a slight SSW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A quarry removed a small NNW-NNE portion of the bank, measuring 2m north-south, 4m east-west and 0.2m deep. No fosse is visible at ground level and the original entrance is not recognisable.
Situated on a slight SSW-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a low broad bank of earth (Wth 5.4m; int. H 0.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From NNW-NNE a small portion of the bank has been removed by a quarry (dims. N-S 2m; E-W 4m; D 0.2m). The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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