What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carncash is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carncash, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area measures 26 metres across and retains an earth and stone bank 5.3 metres wide with an internal height of 1.2 metres. A 4-metre break at the south-east marks the original entrance, while a disused rock quarry removed part of the north bank.

Situated on a slight N-facing slope in gently undulating rocky pasture. A steep WSW-ENE orientated N-facing natural scarp abuts the edge of the site at N. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5.3m; int. H 1.2m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From NW-NNE the bank has been removed by rock quarry (now disused) that has been cut into the N facing natural slope that abuts the N side of the site. A break (Wth 4m) in the bank at SSE marks the position of the original entrance. There is a small livestock break through the bank at NE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.