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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnarawer

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnarawer is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnarawer, County Sligo, Ireland. The earthen ringfort sits at the edge of a low rise in undulating pasture and appeared as a circular enclosure on the 1837 Ordnance Survey map. Its broad scarp, 3.2 metres wide and 1.5 to 2 metres high, curves from south-west to north-west and now marks the south boundary of a garden lawn.
Situated at the edge of a low rise in undulating pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Remains comprise a broad scarp (Wth. 3.2m; H 1.5m - 2m), now incorporated into a field boundary, extending in an arc from S-W-NW. It now forms the S boundary of a garden lawn. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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