What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownadargny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownadargny, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a shelf above a scarp, marking an oval area enclosed by an eroded earth and stone bank. The bank reaches its greatest height along the eastern arc, while a stone field boundary extends southwards from the southern edge.

In rough pasture, on the edge of a shelf above a scarp on a W-facing slope. An oval area (int. diam. 18.6m x 22.4m) enclosed by an eroded earth and stone bank. The bank is highest (Wth 5.1m; int. H 1.75m; ext. H 0.55m) upslope along the E arc. The interior is uneven. There is a hut site (SL035-011002-) in N half of the interior. A stone field boundary extends southwards from the S bank. 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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