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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a steep-sided ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 1.7m; ext. H 1.3m) NW-SE with numerous gaps and by a scarp (H 2m) SE-NW. A field boundary curves around N perimeter of the rath. The interior slopes steeply down to S. There is a possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) in the bank at E. The perimeter and the N half of the interior are covered with overgrowth. 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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