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In rough pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin, overlooking the Dublin-Sligo railway line to NE. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21.5m N-S; 22.8m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.85m) on the N and NW arcs, with an external fosse (Wth at top 3m; D 0.3m) evident along the N arc. Most of S half and part of the E of the rath has been quarried away. The interior slopes down to E. The embankment of the railway line lies c. 40m to ENE 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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