What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowloughlin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowloughlin, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a north-facing slope near a farmyard, forming a circular area thirty-one and a half by thirty-three metres. An earthen bank two point four metres wide encloses the site, though parts are now removed. A two-metre entrance opens at the west, while the north interior remains raised to balance the hillslope.

In pasture, on a N-facing slope, close to a farmyard. A circular area (31.5m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.7m). The bank is removed in parts. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at W. The N portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. 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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