What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigeensallagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigeensallagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area spans 24 metres internally and sits on a north-facing pasture slope. An earthen bank reaches 1.2 metres high on the downslope side, while a steep north-west entrance drops from 3 metres exterior width to 1.7 metres interior width. A rock outcrop and electricity pole occupy the interior.

In pasture, on a N-facing slope. A circular area (int. diam. 24m) enclosed by an earthen bank (max. Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m on N downslope side). The entrance is at NW, 3m wide on the exterior side and 1.7m wide on the interior side, inclining steeply from the ground level into the interior. There is a rock outcrop and an electricity pole in the interior. 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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