What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynagalliagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynagalliagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies a moderate south-south-east facing slope in upland pasture. A substantial flat-topped earth and stone bank encloses a circular area twenty-five metres across. A broad U-shaped fosse and low external bank surround the main structure, although the external bank disappears from the north-west to north-east.

Situated on a moderate SSE-facing slope in gently undulating upland pasture. Raised circular area (diam. c.25m) enclosed by a substantial flat-topped bank of earth and stone (Wth 9.4m; int. H 1.7m). At the external foot of the bank is a broad U-shaped fosse (Wth 5.4m) and a low external bank of earth and stone (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m). From NW-NE the external bank is absent. A relic field boundary lies on the outer edge of the fosse NW-N. AT NE a break (Wth 5.4m) in the internal bank, with a causeway across the fosse, and a break in the external bank mark the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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