What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised circular area measuring 26 metres east-west and 24 metres north-south, defined by low earthen bank remains along the north, east and south arcs and a scarp along the west arc. A shallow external fosse marked by heavy rushes surrounds the site, while another rath lies approximately 50 metres to the southwest.

In newly planted forestry, just W of the highest point of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (26m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by the low remains of an earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) along the N, E and S arcs and by a scarp (H 1.2m) along the W arc. The bank is best preserved along the E arc. A shallow external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.2m) is marked by a heavy growth of rushes. There is a thick cover of rushes growing on the rath. Another rath (SL034-050----) is c. 50m to SW. 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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