What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrow North is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrow North, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a rise in pasture and presents an oval platform measuring thirty-five metres north-south and twenty-four metres east-west. An earthen bank encloses the south and north sides, while a scarp defines the remaining boundary. A possible entrance appears at the north, and trees grow along the bank and platform sides.

In pasture, on a rise. An oval platform (int. diam. 35m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed S-N by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1.1m; max. ext. H 1.7m) and elsewhere by a scarp. There is a possible entrance (Wth 2.5m) at N. The interior is clear of overgrowth. Trees grow along the bank and on the sides of the platform. 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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