What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickbanagher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrickbanagher, County Sligo, Ireland. The roughly circular site occupies the northwest end of a ridge with excellent views. An earthen bank encloses the interior, though cattle have eroded parts of the structure. The 1913 OS 6-inch map shows the bank levelled to the northeast.

In pasture, on the NW end of a ridge with excellent views. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 19m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.4m) E-N. The bank is levelled N-E, as indicated on the 1913 OS 6-inch map, and, where it survives, is generally eroded by cattle. 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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