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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Longford Demesne

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Longford Demesne is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Longford Demesne, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low rise in undulating pasture and appears as a copse or quarry on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The site consists of a raised oval area enclosed by grass-covered drystone wall remains that incorporate field clearance stones, with wide breaks at the northwest and southeast. Evidence for a man-made underground passage lies just outside the southeast bank, while a rectangular enclosure adjoins the east side.
Situated on a low rise in undulating pasture. Depicted as a copse or quarry on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Raised approx. oval area (dims. 37.6m E-W; 30.8m N-S) enclosed by the grass-covered remains of a drystone wall (Wth. 5m - 5.8m; int. H 0.5m - 1m) which incorporates heaps of field clearance stones. There are wide breaks in the wall at NW and SE. Just outside the bank at SE is evidence for a Man-made underground passage (SL019-105002-). Adjoining the E side of the cashel is a rectangular enclosure (SL019-105003-). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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