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 a drumlin, forming a 44-metre circular area enclosed by a 6.7-metre earthen bank with gaps. A dry flat-bottomed fosse appears on the west and south sides, while the interior rises 1.4 metres above external ground and slopes gently eastward within field boundaries.

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. A raised circular area (diam. 44m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 6.7m; int. H c. 1m) with numerous gaps. An external dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 7m; D 0.7m) is evident W-NNE and SSE-SSW. The interior is raised c. 1.4m above the external ground level and slopes gently down to E. The rath is enclosed by field boundaries. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynaraw South is a likely early-medieval agricultural or defensive site, characterized by a circular earthen bank and partial fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, often avoiding them due to beliefs in supernatural inhabitants.

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