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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgeean

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In marshy ground, on a S-facing slope. A raised D-shaped area (int. diam. c. 23m N-S; 25.4m E-W), on the S side of an E-W field boundary, defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m) along the E and S arcs and by a scarp along the W arc. A wet area (Wth 1.2m) along the E arc may indicate an external fosse. The E half of the rath is covered with overgrowth. Indicated as D-shaped on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. 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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