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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cashelgarran

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cashelgarran is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cashelgarran, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight north-facing slope in boggy pasture, where a twenty-one-metre circular area remains enclosed by a rubble limestone bank. A break at the northwest marks the original entrance, while a relic field bank joins the external face at the east and a hut site rests against the inner southern wall.
Situated on slight N-facing slope in gently undulating boggy pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 21m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.6m). No fosse visable. An E-W orientated relic field bank links to the external face of the bank at E. A break (Wth 2.2m) in the bank at NW marks the position of the original entrance. A hut site (SL005-086001-) is located against the inner face of the bank at SSW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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