What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardloy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardloy, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies undulating pasture on a ridge, forming a slightly raised oval area enclosed by a gapped earthen bank and scarp. A silted-up external fosse appears as a band of irises along the northern arc, while the northern interior remains covered in irises. A man-made underground passage occupies the southeast quadrant, and another rath with a passage tomb lies ten metres to the southeast.

In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. A slightly raised oval area (19m SE-NW; 29m NE-SW) enclosed by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m) W-SE and by a scarp (H 1.1m) S-W. There is a gap (Wth 3m) at SE. The line of a silted-up external fosse is evident as a band of irises (Wth 3m) along the N arc. The N half of the interior is covered in irises. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL034-108002-) in the SE quadrant. Another rath (SL034-110----) lies c. 10m to the SE with a passage tomb (SL034-109----) in between. A NW-SE field boundary is close to the SW side. 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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