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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Aghanagh Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In a hollow, on a karst ridge, overlooking a narrow valley and within the NW edge of a field system (SL040-121001-). Indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 20m). A subrectangular area (int. diam. 22.1m x 18.6m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.4m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.6m) on the N, E and S sides and by a ruinous stone wall (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1m) on the W side. A possible entrance is at 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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