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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toberawnaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toberawnaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toberawnaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies a low hillock in hilly coastal pasture. A wide, shallow bank of earth and stone surrounds a raised circular area, but no ditch cuts the ground and the original entrance no longer stands out.
Situated on a low hillock in hilly, coastal pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 25.2m) enclosed by a very low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 4.7m; int. H 0.1m - 0.9m) which barely rises above the interior for most of the circuit. No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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