Lisruntagh, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Sligo

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What is recorded here

In pasture, at the top of a S-facing slope. A circular area (int. diam. 30m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 6m) and an outer fosse. The inner bank is most substantial along the S arc (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.5m) where it drops 2.5m to the base of the intervening fosse (Wth 6m). The outer bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 2m; ext. H 0.6m) is evident all round apart from a levelled section along the NW arc. The outer fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.5m) is evident along the SW arc. The inner bank is low at SW with a causeway (Wth 3.4m) across the intervening fosse and narrow gap (Wth 1m) in the outer bank. The interior and the outer bank are planted with trees.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL026-101

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