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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lecarrow (tireragh By., Skreen Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lecarrow (tireragh By., Skreen Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The circular site measures 32.4m north-south and 31.2m east-west on a gently sloping terrace beside Red Hill. A low bank of earth and large stones still marks part of the perimeter, though field boundaries have taken over the south and west edges. Two internal scarps divide the ground into level areas, and a small stone-defined hollow survives near the southern cut.

Situated on a gently sloping terrace on the SE side of Red Hill. Circular area (dims. 32.4m N-S; 31.2m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved, low bank of earth and large stones (Wth. 1m - 2.6m). In places all that survives is a series of boulders, possibly the remnants of a kerb. At S and W the perimter been incorporated into linear field boundaries. No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. Within the internal area, which has a general slope from W to E, are two scarps which mark further changes in ground level. At W a low scarp (H 0.6m) revetted with large stones and boulders extends in a shallow arc from S-W-N defining the W side of a level central area (dims. c.15m N-S; 10m N-S). On the E side of this feature is a broader, less well defined scarp (H 0.7m). At the S of the internal area a portion of the site has been cut away. Close to this is a small hollow, partially defined by stones. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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