What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigeenboy (tirerrill By., Kilmactranny Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigeenboy (tirerrill By., Kilmactranny Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The possible rath sits in undulating pasture but is not visible at ground level. Survey maps from 1838 and 1914 marked a circular embankment roughly thirty metres across, preserving the shape although the earthworks no longer stand out in the field.

In undulating pasture. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m) and on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a hachured arc (C c. 30m) W-NE. 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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