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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a W-facing slope at the W end of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 22m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.9m), except at W where the bank is levelled for c. 15m. An external fosse is evident as a shallow depression, marked by a dense growth of rushes. The inner face of the bank at NE projects further into the interior than elsewhere, giving it a width of 6m. The interior slopes gently down to W. 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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