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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carraun (leyny By., Banada Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a low rise. A raised circular area (diam. 34.5m) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) SE-E with numerous gaps and by a scarp E-SE. An external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.5m) is evident all round. The remains of earthen counterscarp bank (Wth 4m; H c. 0.3m) are evident NNE-E. A lane crosses the edge of fosse at NE. A field boundary curves around the SE arc of the rath. 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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