What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aughris (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aughris (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the end of a low hillock at a broad meandering bend of the Owenmore River. A raised circular area measures 21.8m north-south and is enclosed by an earth and stone bank along the south and southeast arcs, while an eroded scarp defines the remaining boundary. A possible 1.8m-wide entrance appears at the south, and the northern interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope.

On the end of a low hillock, at a broad meandering bend of the Owenmore River. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21.8m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.9m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) along the S and SE arcs and by an eroded scarp (H 1.5m) elsewhere. There is a possible entrance (Wth 1.8m) at S. The N portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. However, the interior retains a steep slope down to N. 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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