What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardmoyle is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardmoyle, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a ridge and preserves a thirty-five metre circular area bounded by a three metre earthen bank. A southern entrance crosses a waterlogged fosse, while a low counterscarp bank and scattered trees complete the visible structure.

In pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 35m) enclosed by a well-preserved earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H. 1.75m; ext. H 2m) with an external waterlogged fosse (Wth 5m; D c. 0.7m) and a low counterscarp bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.4m). There is an entrance (Wth 4m) at S with a causeway across the fosse. Some trees grow along the bank. The interior is level. The rath is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map with a field boundary curving around the bank WNW-ENE. 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardmoyle is a circular early-medieval defensive or domestic site, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. It is associated with local folklore regarding fairy activity, as suggested by its common name, and may have been a place of spiritual or supernatural significance in traditional belief.

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