What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynaraw South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynaraw South, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in pasture on top of a drumlin as a raised circular area defined by an earthen bank, scarp and external dry fosse. Traces of a drystone revetment appear on the internal face of the bank along the west arc, while the interior remains raised above the external ground level. Two other raths lie nearby to the northeast.

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. A raised circular area (37.7m N-S; 33.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 1.5m) SW-NE and by a scarp (H 1.4m) elsewhere. An external flat-bottomed dry fosse (Wth 5.8m; D 0.45m) is evident SE-WNW and N-NE. There are traces of a drystone revetment on the internal face of the bank along the W arc. The interior is raised 1.4m above the external ground level. Two other raths (SL038-072---- and SL038-071----) are c. 150m and c. 260m to NE, respectively. 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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