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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killeenduff (tireragh By.) is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight east-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A raised oval area measures 42 metres east-west and 37 metres north-south. An earth and stone bank surrounds the interior.
Situated on slight E-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised oval area (42m E-W; 37m N-S) enclosed by a bank (Wth 5.95m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.7m) of earth and stone with an external fosse (Wth 5.3m; D 0.75m). From NW-N and SE-S the bank is absent and the site defined by a scarped edge. The original entrance is not recognisable. The fosse is partially infilled by a trackway that skirts the edge of the site from NW-NE. The remains of a Man-made underground passage (SL011-044002-) are located in the SW quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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