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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullyhugh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullyhugh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tullyhugh, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area measures about 30 metres across and holds traces of a bank with an external ditch. It lies hidden in pasture on the lower southwest slope of a ridge, though photography reveals the shape above the ground.
In pasture, on level ground on the lower SW-facing slope of a ridge. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is visible in an aerial photograph (IASAP, 3033162-3) as a circular area (diam. c. 30m) with traces of a bank and an external fosse. 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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