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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sessuegarry

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sessuegarry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Sessuegarry, County Sligo, Ireland. A 28.5-metre arc of flat-topped earthen bank, 2.4 metres wide and standing 0.4 to 0.9 metres high, runs from south to north on the lower southeast-facing slopes of the Ox Mountains. The ground inside the bank slopes downward toward the south.
On level ground, on the lower SE-facing slopes of the Ox Mountains. An arc (C 28.5m) of flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m) remains S-N as indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. The area defined by this bank slopes down to S. 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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