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Indicated — Carrownacreevy (leyny By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope. A slightly raised oval area (int. diam. 37.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by a mainly flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 6.7m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m). A dry external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 7.3m; D 0.3m) is evident SE-NNW. The foundations of a stone wall on top of the bank are evident in parts. There is an entrance (Wth 3m) at NE. There is a souterrain (SL032-007002-) in the SW quadrant of the interior. A field boundary extends N from the NNE arc of the rath. A disused quarry, dug into the line of the fosse on the W side was, according to local information, opened in c. 1940. 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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