What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownagilty is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownagilty, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area sits on the south-facing slope of a drumlin near a stream, enclosed by an earth and stone bank with a shallow external ditch along its west and north arcs. A north entrance provides access, while a field boundary cuts through the east side and deciduous trees now grow densely across the site.

In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a drumlin to NW of a stream. A raised oval area (int. diam. 27m x 18m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.3m) along the W and N arcs. There is an entrance (Wth 1.5m) at N. A NW-SE field boundary truncates the rath at ENE. The rath is densely overgrown with deciduous 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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