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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lahardan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lahardan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lahardan, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a west-facing slope with southern views to Lough Arrow. A circular area twenty metres across sits inside an earthen bank one and a half metres wide. The western interior rises slightly to balance the hillslope.
In pasture, on a W-facing slope with views S to Lough Arrow. A circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.7m). The W portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. 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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