What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownacreevy (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownacreevy (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The oval raised area sits on a slight rise in pasture west of a road, defined by a 1.7m scarp. Overgrowth now blocks access to the rath, though the 1944 map shows its 50m by 40m shape incorporated into a southern field boundary.

In pasture, on a slight rise on the W side of a road. An oval raised area defined by a scarp (H 1.7m). The rath is inaccessible due to overgrowth. It is indicated on the 1944 OS 6-inch map as a raised oval area (c. 50m N-S; 40m E-W) incorporated into a field boundary along the S arc. 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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