What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinafad is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinafad, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture at the top of an east-facing slope, where a circular area measures 26.5 metres across and an earthen bank stands 1.25 metres high on the inside. The east portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope, though the ground still slopes downward toward the east. Trees overgrow the bank, and a farm track crosses the east half of the interior.

In pasture, at the top of an E-facing slope; views blocked by higher ground, except to E. A circular area (int. diam. 26.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.6m). The E portion of the interior is raised to somewhat compensate for the hillslope. However, the interior retains a slope down to E. The bank is overgrown with trees. A farm track crosses the E half of the interior. This is probably the fort referred to as 'Cuineacair' in 1836 (OSL, 156). 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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