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Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Tobercurry is in County Sligo, Ireland. The collapsed drystone wall surrounds a circular area about 13.5 metres wide, while the interior stands 0.3 metres above the external ground. Bushes now cover much of the site at the top of a south-facing slope.
At the top of a S-facing slope, in an area overgrown with bushes. A raised circular area (diam. c. 13.5m) enclosed by a collapsed drystone wall (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.8m). The interior is raised c. 0.3m above the external ground level. 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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