What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carncash is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carncash, County Sligo, Ireland. The subcircular earthwork sits in gently undulating pasture beside a farmyard, enclosing a space twenty-one point two metres north-south and twenty-two point one five metres east-west. A broad bank surrounds the interior, showing a six-metre quarry at the southwest and large revetment stones at the southeast, while no entrance or outer ditch remains visible.

In gently undulating pasture, adjacent to a farmyard. A subcircular area (21.2m N-S; 22.15m E-W) is enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.37m; ext. H 1.27m; Wth 2.6m). An area of quarrying (Wth 6m) is located at the SW. There is evidence of revettement at the SE, where large stones (L 0.7m; Wth 0.4m to L 0.3m; Wth 0.3m) form a regular setting. There is no trace of a fosse or an original entrance feature. 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.