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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tormore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tormore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tormore, County Sligo, Ireland. The 35m circular area sits on a terrace below Kings Mountain, enclosed by a 5.6m wide earth bank that reaches 0.3m internally. A 0.4m scarp replaces the missing bank from southeast to northeast, while the original entrance remains unrecognisable in the pasture.
Situated on a broad level terrace, on S-facing lower slopes of Kings Mountain, in pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 35m) enclosed by a low broad bank of earth (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From SE-NE the bank is absent and the site is enclosed by a scarp (ext. H 0.4m). The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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