What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownadargny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownadargny, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site measures 13.5 by 16.3 metres inside a low earthen bank, with a northern entrance and a partial southern fosse. Soil erosion has exposed a limestone pavement at the centre, while an electricity pole support now stands in the northern fosse.

On the edge of a high W-facing scarp. An oval area (int. diam. 13.5m x 16.3m) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m). The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at N. An external fosse (Wth 0.8m; D 0.5m) is evident for c. 6m along the S arc. Soil erosion has exposed a limestone pavement at the centre. Support for an electricity pole is erected in the fosse at N. 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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