What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickrathmullin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrickrathmullin, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area sits on the highest part of a ridge in pasture. An earthen bank forms the southern arc while a scarp rises along the remaining sides. The interior slopes gently downward toward the east.

In pasture, on the highest part of a ridge. A raised oval area (32m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.75m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.5m) along the S arc and by a scarp (H 1.2-4m) elsewhere. The scarp is highest along the N arc. The interior slopes gently down to E. 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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