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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kincuillew

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kincuillew is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kincuillew, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the lower southern slopes of the Ox Mountains as a densely overgrown circular area raised above the surrounding ground. A flat-topped earthen bank defines the interior along the south, west and northwest arcs, while cultivation ridges still cross the center.
On the lower southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. A densely overgrown roughly circular area (30m N-S; 25m E-W) raised c. 0.8-1m in height above external ground level. The interior is defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.4m) visible along the S, W and NW arcs. Remains of cultivation ridges cross the interior. 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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