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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lavally (corran By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lavally (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lavally (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a drumlin ridge and preserves a circular area twenty-eight metres across. An earthen bank surrounds the space, while a broad external fosse cuts along the western and northern arcs. A wider entrance opens at the southeast.
In pasture, on top of a drumlin ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.8m) with an external fosse (Wth 4m: D 1m) along the W and N arcs. There is an enlarged entrance (Wth 4.5m) at 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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