What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bearlough is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bearlough, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a rise in wet low-lying inter-drumlin ground and consists of an oval area enclosed by an earthen bank and waterlogged external fosse. The bank reaches its greatest height along the northern and western arcs, while the southern arc remains lower where the slope descends. Field boundaries now incorporate the northern and eastern arcs of the structure.

On a rise in wet low-lying inter-drumlin ground. An oval area (int. diam. 38m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1.5m) with a waterlogged external fosse (Wth at top 6.1m; D 2-2.5m). The bank is highest on the upslope along the N and W arcs and lowest (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m) on the downslope along the S arc. The fosse in shallow along the S arc. The interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. However, the interior retains a slope down to S. Field boundaries incorporate the N and E arcs of the rath. 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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