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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullaghanarry is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a ridge pasture as a raised circular area measuring thirty-three metres north-south and thirty-four metres east-west. A shallow external fosse marks the north-west arc while the interior slopes gently toward the centre. A man-made underground passage occupies the south-west quadrant of the earthwork.
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (33m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m). An external fosse (Wth 4.3m; D 0.2m) is evident along the NW arc. The interior slopes gently down from the edge towards the centre. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL032-136002-) in the SW quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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