What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickcoola is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrickcoola, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low-lying marshy area at the base of a high ridge. A slightly raised circular space about twenty metres across sits inside a low earthen bank and external fosse. Rushes and irises cover the interior, while a two-metre eastern opening breaks the boundary.

In a low-lying marshy area, at the base of a high ridge. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The bank is low but clearly defined (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m). There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at E. The fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4m) is marked by a growth of rushes. The interior is covered with rushes and irises. 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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