What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lugawarry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lugawarry, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing slope of the Ox mountains and contains a raised circular area twenty-six metres across. A scarp reaches 0.8 metre at the south and 1.8 metres at the north, while faint traces of a narrow fosse appear along the southern arc. Rock outcrop occupies the north-west quadrant.
On a N-facing slope of the Ox mountains. A raised circular area (diam. 26m) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m at S; 1.8m at N). Traces of a fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 0.3m) are evident along the S arc. There is rock outcrop in the NW quadrant.
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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