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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Turnalaydan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a S-facing slope. A raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 38m x 41.5m), indented on the N side and defined by the remains of an earthen bank and faint traces of an external fosse. The bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m) is evident along the NE arc but is mostly levelled elsewhere. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at E. Trees have been planted around perimeter of the rath. Recorded in 1836 as 'Tournaladen' (OSNB vol. 1, 333). 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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