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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissycoyne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissycoyne, County Sligo, Ireland. The surviving earthen arc and external fosse mark the south edge of a rath appearing on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. A newer linear bank projects northwards from the west end, while a quarry hollow lies nearby in the undulating pasture.

In undulating pasture, on the S side of a ridge top. An arc of earthen bank (L c. 15m; Wth 3m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.4m) with traces of an external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4m) are the remains of the S arc of a rath (diam. c. 25m) indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. At the W end of the surviving bank a linear earthen bank (L c. 10m; Wth 1.8m; H 0.6m) projects sharply northwards and may be of a more recent date. There is a quarry hollow (10m x 6m) c. 6m to 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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