What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullanaglug is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tullanaglug, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area is thirty metres across, its flat-topped bank is four metres wide, and the outside ditch is five metres wide. Local tradition mentions a possible underground passage inside the overgrown earthworks.
On a low rise. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2.3m) with an external fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.5m). According to local tradition, there is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL037-032002-) in the interior. The rath is covered with overgrowth.
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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