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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rinn (corran By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rinn (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rinn (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough rolling pasture on a southeast-facing slope. A roughly circular area measures 27 metres north-south by 23.55 metres east-west inside an earth and stone bank. The eastern arc has a stone-faced outer face in places, while the uneven interior contains a possible man-made underground passage in the western half.
In rough rolling pasture, on a SE-facing slope. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 27m x 23.55m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.85m; int. H 0.42m; ext. H 0.65m). The outer face of the bank on the E arc is stone-faced in places. The interior is uneven and there is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL039-089002-) in the W half. 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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