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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Barnaderg

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Barnaderg is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Barnaderg, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the level summit of a hillock in hilly limestone pasture, overlooking a stream to the northeast. A low rubble limestone bank encloses a slightly raised circular area, with a two-metre break at the south marking the original entrance. A rectangular quarry trench cuts through the northeast quadrant of the interior.
Situated on the level summit of hillock, in hilly limestone pasture, overlooking a stream to the NE. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 14m) enclosed by a low bank of rubble limestone (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.3m). No fosse visible. From N-NE, the bank is absent and the edge of the site is defined by a steep NE facing natural slope. A break (Wth 2m) in the bank at S marks the position of the original entrance. A N-S orientated rectangular quarry trench (L 6m; Wth 0.8m; D 0.4m) is located in the NE quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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