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In poorly drained undulating pasture, at the E end of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank is highest along the E arc (Wth 4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m) with only a slight internal lip along the W arc. The outer bank (Wth 2.6m; ext. H 0.3m) drops 0.8m to the base of the fosse. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at E with a causeway across the fosse. The fosse (Wth 2.5m) is overgrown with rushes. The interior is marshy and also overgrown with rushes.
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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