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Indicated

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Indicated
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Indicated is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cashelgarran, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in gently undulating pasture and presents a roughly circular area enclosed by a rubble limestone wall. The structure measures 26.5 metres east-west and 22 metres north-south, with a wall 0.6 metre wide and 1.2 metres high. A two-metre break at the south-east marks the present entrance, while a drystone field wall defines the edge from north-east to south-east.
Situated on slight rise, on slight S-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Roughly circular area (dims. 26.5m E-W; 22m N-S) enclosed by a rubble limestone wall (Wth 0.6m; H 1.2m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The wall is roughly faced and un-coursed and is similar to other field walls in the area. From NE-SE the edge of the site is defined by a N-S orientated drystone field wall. A break (Wth 2m) in the wall at SE marks the position of the present entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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