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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. The roughly circular site measures sixteen metres north-south and fifteen metres east-west on a slight rise in pasture. Low rubble limestone footings enclose the area, with some inner and outer facing slabs surviving on the south-southwest side. Modern drystone walls and a semi-circular sheep pen now intersect the original cashel line.
Situated on a slight rise in gently undulating pasture on slight N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (dims. 16m N-S; 15m E-W) enclosed by low wall footings (Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m). No fosse visible. The footings of the cashel wall enclose the site ESE-NW. A modern drystone wall has been constructed on the line of the cashel wall NW-N and NE-ESE. A semi-circular sheep pen (dims. 6m NW-SE; 4m NE-SW) defined by modern drystone walls straddles the line of the cashel wall N-NE. The footings of the cashel wall consist mainly of an irregular low rubble limestone bank. Some of the inner and outer facing survives S-SSW consisting of limestone slabs laid on edge at the inner and outer base of the wall with a fill of rubble between the slabs. Original entrance not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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