What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tunnagh (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a south-facing slope 150m west of the Owenmore River. A slightly raised circular area 18.2m north-south and 16.6m east-west is enclosed by an almost levelled earthen bank 2.55m wide, standing 0.1m high inside and 0.8m high outside, with irises growing on it. A possible entrance 1.5m wide appears at the northeast.
In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope and 150m W of the Owenmore River. A slightly raised roughly circular area (18.2m N-S; 16.6m E-W) enclosed by an almost levelled earthen bank (Wth 2.55m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.8m) overgrown with irises. A possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at NE.
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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