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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough grazing, on top of a high ridge. A circular area (diam. 31m) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.1m) has internal stone facing and many narrow gaps including one at SE (Wth 1m), now infilled with stones. The fosse is evident as a wide shallow depression (Wth 4m; D 0.3m) with a dense growth of rushes. The rushes also grow in the interior. There is a field boundary immediately to N. 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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