What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lugawarry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lugawarry, County Sligo, Ireland. It stood in pasture on a rise near the foot of the Ox mountains. The 1913 OS 6-inch map showed a roughly circular embanked area about thirty metres across within a field boundary. The earthwork and surrounding boundaries disappeared before 1986.

In pasture, on a rise near the foot of the Ox mountains. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. The surrounding field boundaries have also been removed. It was indicated on the 1913 OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular embanked area (diam. c. 30m) incorporated into a field boundary SW-N. It was levelled prior to 1986 (SMR (1989) file). 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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