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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cullagh Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cullagh Beg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cullagh Beg, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area spans 32 metres and is enclosed by a low broad earth bank reaching 1.15 metres externally. A two-metre break at the northeast marks the original entrance, while the bank now joins a northeast-southwest field boundary. The site sits on a slight southeast-facing slope in undulating pasture with no visible fosse at ground level.
Situated on a slight SE-facing slope in undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by a low broad bank of earth (Wth 6.4m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.15m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank has been incorporated into a NE-SW orientated field boundary bank NW-NE. A break (Wth. 2m) in the bank at NE marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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