What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowroe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowroe, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rolling pasture beside modern developments and consists of a circular area enclosed by an earth and stone bank. Twenty stones revet the external face from the southeast to the southwest, while five stones line the interior. No trace of a fosse or entrance feature remains visible.

In rolling pasture, bordered to the N by modern developments. A circular area (diam. 23.5m) is enclosed by an earth and stone bank (int. H at S 1.24m; int. H at N 1.1m; ext. H 1.24m; Wth 2.55m). There is revetting to the external face of the bank from the SE to the SW, consisting of a setting of 20 stones (L 0.64m; Wth 0.5m; T 0.5m) set into the base of the bank. There is a corresponding setting of five stones along the interior face. There is no trace of a fosse or of an entrance feature. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.