Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Highwood, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

In rocky pasture, on a cliff edge overlooking Black Lough to S. An oval area (int. diam. 24m x 21m) enclosed by a stone wall (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.85m; T 2.2m) of limestone slabs and rubble. There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.9m) at SW and a possible church (SL041-007001-) in the SW quadrant. A possible burial ground (SL041-008----) lies c. 70m to NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL041-007002

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