What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Calteraun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Calteraun, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the west-facing slope of a drumlin ridge overlooking Gorteen village. Two earthen banks and an intervening fosse define a raised circular area measuring forty metres north-south and thirty-nine metres east-west. A southwest entrance, northern fosse and partial northeastern outer bank remain visible within the uneven interior.

In pasture, on the W-facing slope of a drumlin ridge, overlooking Gorteen village. A raised circular area (int. diam. 40m N-S; 39m E-W) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 1.1m at N) is evident all round though it is eroded in places (int. H 0.1m at S). There is an entrance (Wth 3.9m) at SW. The fosse (Wth 4.4m) is evident along the N arc. The outer bank (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.5m) is evident only for a short stretch at NE. The interior is concave, uneven and slopes down to the W. 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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