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Fairy fort / ringfort in Castlegal (carbury By., Glencar Ed)

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Castlegal (carbury By., Glencar Ed) is a fairy fort or ringfort in Castlegal (carbury By., Glencar Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map depicted a roughly circular enclosure about twenty metres across on a slight southwest-facing slope. The monument has since been levelled, leaving no visible remains above ground where a small quarry hole now occupies part of the site.
Situated on a slight SW-facing slope in gently undulating poor upland pasture. Depicted on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c.20m) but not shown on the 1913 edition. The monument has been levelled and there are no surviving remains now visible at ground level. The area is strewn with rubble rocks. A small quarry hole (diam. c.10m) now occupies portion of the site. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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