What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (cooper) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (cooper), County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies pasture on a gentle east-facing slope and contains a raised circular area nearly twenty-three metres across. An earthen bank and dry external ditch surround the interior, which stands above the external ground and holds a low central mound.

In pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope. A raised circular area (int. diam. c. 22.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.3m) along the S and W arcs and by a scarp elsewhere. A dry external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth. 4.5m; D 0.6m) is evident along the S, W and N arcs. The interior is raised c. 1.3m above the external ground level. A low circular mound (diam. 4.6m; H 0.2m) is situated in the centre of the interior. There is a quarry to SE. 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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