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Man-made underground passage

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Man-made underground passage
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Man-made underground passage is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cartronmore, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in gently undulating pasture and contains a roughly circular raised area twenty-two metres east-west and twenty-one metres north-south. A low earth bank three point seven metres wide and zero point four metres high encloses the centre, although western and northern sections now form broad gently sloping scars. A drystone field wall surrounds the external eastern base, while an underground passage remains beneath the north-eastern bank.
Situated on slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Raised roughly circular area (dims. 22m E-W; 21m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From W-NW and N-E the bank has been removed and the site is defined by broad gently sloping scarp (ext. H 0.8m). A drystone field wall has been built around the external base of the bank E-SS. The original entrance is not recognisable. The remains of a Man-made underground passage (SL008-074002-) are located under the bank at NE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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