What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (knox) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (knox), County Sligo, Ireland. The circular earthwork spans thirty-one to thirty-three metres across a west-facing ridge slope. A flat-topped bank and scarp define most of the perimeter, while wet ground along the north-west arc suggests the lost fosse.

In level pasture, on the W-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. c. 31.5m NW-SE; 33m NE-SW) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H c. 1m) on the NE and SE arcs and by a scarp (H 1m) SE-N. A band of wet ground (Wth 2m) along the NW arc may indicate the line of the fosse. A NW-SE field boundary crosses the SW portion of the interior. 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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