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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sroove

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On top of a ridge, overlooking Lough Gara. A circular area (int. diam. 29m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (T 2.2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) heavily eroded along the SE and SW arcs. The intervening fosse (Wth 2.8m) and the outer earthen bank (Wth 2.9m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) are evident all round except along the S arc. The entrance (Wth 1m) is at NNW with a causeway across the fosse. The interior is uneven. The rath is heavily overgrown with trees and shrubs. 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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