What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carraun (leyny By., Banada Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carraun (leyny By., Banada Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a gentle north-facing slope, forming a raised oval area thirty point five metres north-south and thirty-seven metres east-west. An earthen bank five metres wide and two point two metres high externally encloses the site, though numerous gaps break its continuity. Faint traces of a flat-bottomed external fosse appear along the north-west arc, while a disused lane skirts the eastern edge.

In pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope. A raised oval area (diam. 30.5m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 2.2m) with numerous gaps. Faint traces of an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.15m) are evident along the NW arc. A disused lane skirts the E arc. 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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