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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilvarnet North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a low bog-island. An oval area (35m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by a scarp (max. H 1.8m). An external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.4m) is evident along the S arc. There is a terrace (Wth 6m) along the SE arc on the line of the fosse. A road truncates the fosse at NNE. The interior, which is partially overgrown with hawthorn bushes, encompasses the summit of the bog-island and slopes up to it. 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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