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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lavally (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lavally (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies marshy ground at the top of a north-facing ridge slope. A thirty-two-metre circular area sits inside a broad earthen bank, external ditch and partial outer rim. The inner bank wears stone on its outside, and a three-metre gap marks the eastern entrance.
In marshy ground, at the top of the N-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.75m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m). Remains of an outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.6m) are evident along the S and SW arcs. The inner bank is stone faced externally. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at E. 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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