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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonacaltry

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In damp pasture, on a S-facing slope and near the base of a drumlin. An oval area (32m NW-SE; 24.3m NE-SW) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m) except along the S arc where a scarp (H 0.8m) exists. The external fosse (Wth at top 2.8m; D 0.3m) is most evident along N arc. The S portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope, however the interior retains a slope down to S. 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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