What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carricknagrip,coolmeen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carricknagrip,coolmeen, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies poor pasture on a slight east-facing slope and measures roughly seventeen metres north-south by sixteen metres east-west. A low scarp defines most of the circle except where field boundaries truncate the south-west, while a shallow external fosse marked by dark grass appears from the south-west to the east. The interior slopes slightly downward toward the south-east and remains clear of overgrowth.

In poor pasture, on a slight E-facing slope. A slightly raised roughly circular area (17m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m) except at SSW where it is truncated by field boundaries. A shallow external fosse, marked by band of dark grass (Wth 1.5m), is evident SW-E. The interior slopes slightly down to SE and is clear of overgrowth. 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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