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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (corran By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The levelled rath occupies pasture on a southwest-facing slope. A visible eastern and southern arc holds a 3.5 metre wide earthen bank, rising 0.9 metre internally and 1.4 metres externally. A shallow 3 metre wide, 0.2 metre deep ditch runs outside this bank.
In pasture, on a SW-facing slope. This rath is levelled. An arc of earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.4m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) is evident E-S. 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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