What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Achonry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Achonry, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture just below the crest on a northeast-facing slope. The raised oval area measures twenty-nine metres north-south and thirty-five metres east-west, with a scarp reaching one point two metres high. A dry shallow external fosse appears along the western arc, while the interior slopes gently eastward.

In pasture, just below the crest on a NE-facing slope. A raised oval area (29m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a scarp (max. H 1.2m). A dry shallow external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.1m) is evident along the W arc. The interior slopes down gently to E. 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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