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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killavil

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rolling pasture. An oval area (int. diam. c. 40m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.1m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.8m) except along the W arc. An external fosse (Wth 3.8m; D 1.1m) is evident, except along the E arc. The rath is divided off-centre to E by a NE-SW field boundary. According to local information, the W half of the interior was used as a burial ground (SL039-088003-) for famine victims. There is a souterrain (SL039-088002-) c. 20m to NE. 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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