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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Ballynashee Ed)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Ballynashee Ed) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Ballynashee Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a steep southwest-facing slope above a stream within rocky pasture and forestry. A ruinous limestone wall encloses a circular area roughly twenty-six metres across, though numerous gaps and overgrowth reduce its visibility. The interior remains sloping and uneven beneath the damaged boundary.
In rocky pasture and forestry, on a steep SW-facing slope overlooking a stream. A circular area (int. diam. 26.2m x 25.8m) enclosed by a ruinous stone wall with numerous gaps. The wall (Wth 0.8m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.8m) which is composed of limestone boulders is mostly overgrown. The interior is sloping and uneven. 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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