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 a low ridge in pasture and consists of a raised circular area twenty-seven metres across, enclosed by a five-and-a-half-metre-wide earthen bank. Fragmentary stone revetment remains are visible along the internal face of the bank, while a north-west to south-east lane crosses the north-east edge.

In pasture, on a low ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 27m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.65m). The fragmentary remains of a stone revetment are visible along the internal face of the bank. A NW-SE lane crosses the NE edge. 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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