Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowleagh

In pasture, on a low ridge, with good views. To W ground slopes to a lowlying expanse of wettish pasture. This enclosure is not shown on the 1837-8 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 1922 edition as a penannular hachured area, open to NE. It consist of a slightly raised, semi-circular area (30m E-W; c. 25m N-S) defined on the curving side at E-WNW by a scarp with a low internal lip (Wth 4m; int. H 0.35; ext. H 1.05 to S, 1.5m to W), from which stones protrude. To N−NE the enclosure has been levelled, here there is an area of rough, uneven ground, dotted with field clearance heaps. There is a slight depression (Wth c. 2m) outside the bank to E, possibly indicating an infilled fosse, but it cannot be traced elsewhere. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 June 2018