What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardline is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardline, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies an oval area thirty-two metres long on an east-facing drumlin slope, marked by an earthen bank along the western arc and a shallow external ditch. A southern entrance cuts through the ditch with a causeway, while trees now plant the interior and bank.

In rough pasture, on an E-facing slope near the top of a drumlin and c. 15m E of a possible circular enclosure (SL035-112----). An oval area (32.1m NW-SE; 19.3m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.1m) along the W arc and by a scarp elsewhere. The external fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 1.2m) is evident along the W arc and is silt-filled. There is an entrance (Wth 2.6m) at the S with a causeway across the fosse. The interior slopes down to E. The bank and interior are planted with trees. 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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