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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynakill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough grazing, on the summit of a ridge. The rath is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m). The rath is levelled and is now evident as a slightly raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by the grass-covered remains of a levelled bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 0.4m). The interior is 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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