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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigans Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture, adjacent to a house and farmyard to N. A circular area (int. diam. 31m) enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2m) with an external fosse (Wth 6m; D 1m). There is an entrance (Wth 3m) at SE with a causeway across the fosse. The N portion is poorly preserved. 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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