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Indicated — Lissalough

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Lissalough
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In pasture, on a rise at the W end of a ridge. A circular raised area (30.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.1m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.7m) with an internal stone revetment. Gaps occur in the bank at SE (Wth c. 1.5m) and N (Wth 1m). The interior slopes slightly down to E and there is a small heap of sod-covered stones (diam. c. 3m) off-centre to E. Some hawthorn bushes grow on the perimeter, otherwise the rath is grass-covered. 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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