What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownaboll is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownaboll, County Sligo, Ireland. The oblong site measures 28 metres northeast-southwest and 15 metres northwest-southeast on a south-facing slope above a waterlogged area. A scarp 1.4 to 2.8 metres high defines part of the perimeter, while quarrying removed the rest. No bank, fosse or original entrance remains visible.
Situated on a rise on a generally S-facing slope a short distance above a waterlogged area. Raised oblong area (dims. 28m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE) defined from SSW-W-NNE by a scarp (H 1.4m - 2.8m). Elsewhere the perimeter has been largely quarried away. No bank or fosse. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
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- What survives
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