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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowhubbuck North, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a raised oval area at the south edge of a ridge in undulating pasture. Remnants of an earthen bank enclose the site at the south and west, while the north bank is levelled and the east reduces to a scarp merging with the natural slope. A quarry hole extends through the western bank into the enclosed area.
Situated at the S edge of a ridge of high ground in undulating pasture. Raised oval-shaped area (c. 38m N-S; c. 28m E-W) enclosed at S–W by remnants of an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; max. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m). At N the bank is levelled and at E it is reduced to a scarp (ext. H 1.6m) merging with the natural ridge slope. At W a quarry hole (9m E–W; 7m N–S) extends through the bank into the enclosed area. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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