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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullylin OR Ballyfeenaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullylin OR Ballyfeenaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tullylin OR Ballyfeenaun, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised circular area 29m east-west and 26m north-south, enclosed by a low bank 3 to 4.3m wide. A shallow external ditch 3.5 to 4m wide and 0.3m deep runs outside the bank, marked by thick rushes. A southeast gap 3.5 to 4m wide is now blocked by boulders, with a 4m causeway crossing the ditch.
On a slight W-facing slope on a low elevation in an area of poorly drained, marshy pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 29m E-W; 26m N-S) enclosed by a low bank (Wth 3-4.3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.85m), with an external fosse (Wth 3.5-4m; ext. D 0.3m) which appears as a shallow depression marked by a thick growth of rushes. There is a gap (Wth 3.5-4m), now blocked by boulders, in the bank at SE, with a causeway (Wth 4m) arcoss the fosse. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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