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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonagh (carbury By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonagh (carbury By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonagh (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies a gentle east-facing slope in rough pasture and retains a raised circular area eighteen point five metres across. An earth and stone bank three point two metres wide encloses the centre, though quarrying removed much of the interior and obscured the original entrance.
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope in rough pasture. Much disturbed. Raised circular area (diam. 18.5m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth. 3.2m; int. H 0.2m). No fosse. The centre of the site has been quarried away. Original entrance not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 17 April 2013

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