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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killandy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killandy, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular site measures 25 metres north-south and 27 metres east-west within two earthen banks and a flat-bottomed fosse. The inner bank has a southern gap, while the outer bank and fosse remain visible from east-southeast to north-northwest. The western interior is cut into the hillslope, but the eastern interior is raised 1.55 metres to compensate for the grade.

In pasture, on an E-facing slope. A circular area (25m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by the remains of two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 1m: ext. H 0.75m) has a gap at S. The outer bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.5m) and the flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.6m) are evident ESE-NNW. The W portion of the interior is cut into the hillslope and the E portion is raised 1.55m to compensate for the slope, though it still retains a steep slope down to E. Bushes grow on the perimeter of the rath. 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killandy is a circular early-medieval defensive or ritual structure, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local folklore, common to many such sites in Ireland, associates it with the faé or other supernatural beings.

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