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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisserlough

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisserlough is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisserlough, County Sligo, Ireland. The levelled rath sits in pasture on an E-facing slope and measures about 40m across. A 1914 map shows an embanked circular area with a curving field boundary, while an aerial photograph reveals a bank covered with overgrowth and a clear interior. Another rath lies 30m to the southwest.
In pasture, on an E-facing slope. This rath is levelled and is not visible at ground level. Indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 40m) with a field boundary curving around the perimeter NNW-E. Visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP, V227/35-6) which shows a bank covered with overgrowth and a clear interior. Another rath (SL047-025----) lies c. 30m to SW. 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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