What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lahardan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lahardan, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a NW-facing pasture slope with a view of Lough Arrow to the SW. A 28m circular area is enclosed by a 2m wide earthen bank reaching 1.8m externally, while an external fosse measures about 2m wide and 0.4m deep. Dense overgrowth covers the southern arc, and another rath lies immediately to the SE.

In pasture, on a NW-facing slope with a view of Lough Arrow to SW. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.8m) with an external fosse (Wth c. 2m; D c. 0.4m). The bank is densely covered with overgrowth along the S arc. Another rath (SL034-148----) lies immediately to SE. 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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