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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lahardan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge overlooking Lough Arrow to SW. A raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 27m x 23m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2.2m) with an external fosse (Wth 2m). A trigonometrical station was indicated on the bank at SW on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. 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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