What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyara (knox) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyara (knox), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies level ground on a broad low hill within pasture, forming a slightly raised circular area thirty-two metres across. A field boundary cuts the northeast edge, while shallow cultivation ridges mark the interior and a crescent-shaped depression abuts the west side.

In pasture, on level ground on to top of broad low hill and within the W half of an enclosure (SL037-04602-). A slightly raised circular area (diam. 32m) defined by a scarp (H c. 0.5m) with a slight internal lip. A field boundary (NW-SE) truncates the NE edge. There are traces of cultivation ridges in the level interior. A shallow crescent-shaped depression (c. 16m NNW-SSE; 5.5m ENE-WSW; D c. 0.3m), possibly the result of quarrying, abuts the rath at W. 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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