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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullynagracken South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullynagracken South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tullynagracken South, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular enclosure measures 21 metres across internally and keeps a 2.70 metre wide, 0.60 metre high bank around most of its edge, although the northern section has disappeared. A separate 7 metre annex sits on the east side behind a damaged stone wall, while the whole complex rests on a ridge overlooking the Ox Mountains and Knocknarea.
Located just off the summit of a ridge in undulating pasture with views onto the Ox Mountains and Knocknarea. Comprises a circular raised area (int. diam. 21m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.70m, H 0.60m) which has been removed in the N. There is an annex (int. diam. 7m) on the E enclosed by a badly preserved stone wall. No indication of a ditch or entrance. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload; 27 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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