What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynaglogh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynaglogh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a prominence in undulating pasture and forms a raised oval area measuring 24 metres north-south and 33.5 metres east-west. An earthen bank encloses the site, reaches two metres in external height, and includes some stone along its best-preserved southern arc. A three-metre western entrance retains remains of an external ramp, while the interior rises into a dome-shaped knoll.

On a prominence, in undulating pasture. A raised oval area (int. diam. 24m N-S; 33.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 2m). Some stone was noted in the bank, which is best preserved along the S arc. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at W with the remains of an external ramp. The interior rises into a dome-shaped knoll. 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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