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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cams

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough pasture, on top of a ridge and adjacent to a road. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m) with a number of gaps, and by an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.7m) E-NW. There is a possible entrance (Wth 4m) at SW with a causeway across the fosse. There is a souterrain (SL034-097002-) in the NW quadrant. The perimeter is overgrown at E and N. Another rath (SL034-098----) is c. 40m to SE. 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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