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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisgullaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisgullaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisgullaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area sits on a ridge in pasture and measures thirty-eight metres across. An earthen bank encloses the damp interior, while a waterlogged fosse surrounds the outside. A causeway crosses the fosse at the southeast entrance, and a collapsing north-south stone wall bisects the centre.
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 38m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.5m), overgrown with bushes, and an external waterlogged fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.5m). The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at SE with a causeway across the fosse. The level damp interior is bisected by a collapsing N-S stone wall. 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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