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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Banada

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a low rise. The outline of circular area (diam. c. 30m N-S; c. 37m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m) along the E arc but barely discernible elsewhere. A house with outbuildings and a garden were built c. 1940 on the area. This possible rath is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a raised semicircular area, defined by a scarp NNW-SW, located at the junction of two roads and in the corner of a wooded area on the W side of Banada Abbey (SL037-068001-) demesne. 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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