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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrownyclowan

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In rough pasture, on the top of a narrow ridge. An oval area (int. diam. 24.8m x 31.5m) enclosed by a stone wall (T 1.9m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.15m) with inner and outer stone facing of large limestone blocks, best preserved along the NW arc. There is a stone-faced entrance passage (Wth 2.4m) at SW and a hut site (SL028-022002-) in the N half of the interior. 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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