What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownacarrick is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownacarrick, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies an oval area twenty-eight and a half by thirty-eight and a half metres on a gentle south-facing woodland rise. An earthen bank and external fosse enclose the space, with a possible causewayed entrance at the northeast and a gap in the bank at the east.

In woodland, on a rise on a gentle S-facing slope. An oval area (int. diam. 28.5m N-S; 38.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse and planted with trees. The bank is well preserved along the W arc (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.8m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 1.2m) at NE with a causeway across the fosse and a gap (Wth 1m) in the bank at E. The fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.6m) is deepest along the E arc. There is a hollow (Wth c. 20m) dug out of the fosse at E and planted with trees. 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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