What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Abbeytown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Abbeytown, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight north-facing slope overlooking Ballysadare Bay and encloses a circular area twenty-five metres across. Two earthen banks surround the space with a fosse between them, while a southern entrance crosses the ditch on a causeway. Trees and bushes now grow along the perimeter.

On a slight N-facing slope overlooking Ballysadare Bay. A circular area (int. diam. 25m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) and the outer bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.5m) are evident all round. The fosse (Wth 4.5m) survives best along the SE arc. The entrance (Wth 2.3m) is at S with a causeway across the fosse. Trees and bushes grow along the perimeter. 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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