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Indicated (1838).

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cunghill is in County Sligo, Ireland. The possible rath sits in pasture on the south-facing slope of a ridge but has been levelled and is no longer visible at ground level. It appeared on the 1838 Ordnance Survey six-inch map as an embanked circular area about twenty-five metres across.
In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. This possible rath has been levelled and is not visible at ground level. It was indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m). 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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