What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyhealy OR Hollybrook Demesne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyhealy OR Hollybrook Demesne, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a circular area with a 23m internal diameter, enclosed by a 2.5m wide earthen bank and an external fosse. The site sits in deciduous woodland at the top of a slope, roughly 150m west of Hollybrook House. Trees cover the uneven interior, while dense undergrowth fills the northern half.
In deciduous woodland, at the top of a slope, c. 150m W of Hollybrook House. A circular area (int. diam. 23m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 3.1m; D 0.5m). The interior is uneven and covered with trees and the N half is also covered with dense undergrowth.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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