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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cummeen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cummeen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cummeen, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies high ground in gentle undulating pasture with extensive views in all directions. A circular area measures 28m across and contains a causewayed entrance 6m wide at the NE. A denuded field wall runs through the centre in an E-W direction.
On high ground in gentle undulating pasture, with extensive views in all directions. A circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.6m; Wth 1.3m) with external fosse (Wth. 3.5m) and an external bank (int. H 0,7m; ext. H 1.25m; Wth 0.7m). The external bank is absent from NE-E-SE. There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 6m) at the NE. A denuded field wall runs through centre of the site in E-W direction. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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