Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinvally West

In pasture, on a low rise. A raised oval area (32m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.7m) along the SW, W and N arcs. An external fosse (Wth c. 9m; D 0.6m) is evident along the SW and NE arcs. The interior is raised c. 1m above the external ground level. There is a bowl-barrow (SL038-059----) c. 50m to SSE. 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