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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the north side of a ridge, where a 3.6m wide earthen bank encloses a 20m circular area. A 2m wide external ditch appears as a slight depression filled with rushes, while another rath lies 30m to the south-south-east.
In pasture, on top of the N side of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m). A possible entrance is at NE. An external fosse is evident as a slight depression (Wth 2m), marked by a dense growth of rushes. Rushes grow in the interior also. Another rath (SL027-060----) lies c. 30m to SSE. 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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