Enclosure in Castledargan

In undulating pasture, on a ridge at the edge of Castledargan demesne and immediately N of the road. A circular area (int. diam. 31m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 8.9m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1m), truncated at S by the road. A field boundary with a contiguous drain skirts the enclosure NW-E. A trench (Wth 2.4m) which cuts through the bank at NW drains water off the boggy interior to an outer drain. According to local information, prior to the cutting of this trench the interior held water to a much greater depth (M. A. Timoney 2000a, 18). Beech trees grow along the perimeter of the enclosure. 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