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Lisconny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisconny
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In undulating pasture, on a low ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 18.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m). A possible entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at E. The interior is grass-covered. Three mature trees grow on bank. A linear cleft in the bank in the N arc may be the result of quarrying. 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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