What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowcrin (carbury By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowcrin (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It stands on a rise in undulating pasture within view of Knocknarea. The bivallate structure contains an oval area measuring 36m by 12.40m, enclosed by a 7m wide inner bank rising 2.20m high. An external ditch 4m wide and a lower outer bank 3.20m wide and 0.60m high surround the site, which shows no indication of an entrance.
Located on a rise in undulating ground in pasture within view of Knocknarea. This bivallate ringfort comprises an oval area (int. dims. 36m by 12.40m) enclosed by an inner bank (Wth 7m, H 2.20m). There is an external ditch (Wth 4m) and lower outer bank (Wth 3.20m, H 0.60m) with no indication of an external ditch or an entrance.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 29th July 2013
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- Recorded monument
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