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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardlona

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge overlooking Lough Gara to the NW. The remains of a raised circular area (int. diam. 23.5m), truncated by an E-W field boundary, is best evident on the S side of this boundary. There are traces of an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1m) at E. An arc of a possible bank, which is evident E-W on the S side of the field fence, is visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP V227/36-7). 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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