What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Annagh (leyny By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Annagh (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a low rise northeast of the River Moy, forming a twenty-four-metre circular area enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank. Numerous gaps mark the bank, while a boggy external fosse appears along the northern and northeastern arcs. The rath perimeter remains overgrown beside an immediate quarry to the northeast.

In pasture, on a low rise to the NE of the River Moy. A raised circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.2m) with numerous gaps. A boggy external fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.3m) is evident along the N and NE arcs. The perimeter of the rath is overgrown. There is a quarry immediately to 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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