What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyfahy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyfahy, County Sligo, Ireland. The levelled rath sits on a drumlin in pasture, showing a raised circular area thirty-two metres north-south and thirty metres east-west. Its uneven interior and surrounding cultivation ridges mark it as a hachured circular feature on the 1914 OS 6-inch map.

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. The rath is levelled. A raised circular area (32m N-S; 30m E-W; H 1.1m) is evident. The interior is uneven. The remains of cultivation ridges are visible in the surrounding field. The rath is indicated as a hachured circular raised area on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. 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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