What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (cooper) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (cooper), County Sligo, Ireland. It appeared on 1838 and 1941-2 maps as a circular embankment thirty metres across on a gentle south-facing slope. Local information says the bank enclosed the area without a fosse until levelling occurred in 1978-9. The possible rath is no longer visible at ground level.

In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. This possible rath is indicated on the 1838 and 1941-2 OS 6-inch maps as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m). According to local information, the area which was enclosed by a bank but had no fosse, was levelled in 1978-9. The possible rath is not visible at ground level. 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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