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In pasture, on the E-facing slope of a ridge named Mullaghfarna Hill. A raised oval area (int. diam. 30.5m x 17m) defined along the W arc by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 1.75m; ext. H 1.3m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.4-0.5m) and along the E arc by a scarp (H 1.5m). The rath is overgrown with small trees and bushes. It is indicated on the 1838 and the 1914 OS 6-inch maps as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m N-S), the W arc of which is incorporated into a boundary wall.
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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