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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockatelly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on the SE-facing slope of a drumlin, 100m NE of the Owenmore River. A slightly raised circular area (25.3m N-S; 26.3m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m), except on the E arc where it has been levelled, and by an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m). The entrance (Wth 1.9m) is at N. The interior is uneven and slopes down to SE. 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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