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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (tirerrill By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowmore (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. A large embanked circular area about fifty metres across appears on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map, though no visible remains survive in the rocky pasture today. A disused limestone quarry now occupies the site, while another possible rath lies twenty metres to the west.
In rocky pasture. There is no visible remains of this possible rath. A large disused limestone quarry occupies the area. A large embanked circular area (diam. c. 50m) is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. There is a possible rath (SL028-006----) c. 20m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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