What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynakill is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynakill, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in rough grazing on the summit of a ridge as a slightly raised circular area twenty-six metres wide. The interior is overgrown with rushes, while grass-covered remains of a levelled bank four metres wide still mark its edge.

In rough grazing, on the summit of a ridge. The rath is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m). The rath is levelled and is now evident as a slightly raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by the grass-covered remains of a levelled bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 0.4m). The interior is overgrown with rushes. 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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