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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rue

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a gentle S-facing slope. A raised circular area (diam. 29.5m) enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.5m) with numerous gaps. An external fosse (Wth 4; D 0.2m) is evident NE-E, SE-SSE and SW-NW. The interior slopes gently down to S and is poached by cattle. The bank and part of the interior are covered with overgrowth. Another rath (SL037-055----) lies c. 10m to N. 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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