
What is recorded here
The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Tullaghan is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of the Ox Mountains within rough grazing. A stone wall, 0.8m wide and 1.6m high, encloses an oval area 25m north-south and 20m east-west. The interior slopes downward to the south, while ferns and bushes densely cover the inside and surrounding ground.
In rough grazing, on a S-facing slope of the Ox Mountains. An oval area (diam. c. 25m N-S; c. 20m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall (Wth 0.8m; H 1.6m). The interior slopes down to S and both it and the surrounding area are densely overgrown with ferns and bushes.
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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