What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartronroe (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cartronroe (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a ridge, forming a 24m by 18m oval marked by lush grass and a faint 4m wide earthen bank along the southern arc. A 1.5m band of irises may outline a silted-up fosse, while another rath stands 80m to the west.

In rough pasture, on top of a ridge. An oval area (24m E-W; 18m N-S) marked by lush grass and defined by faint traces of an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) along the S arc. A band of irises (Wth 1.5m) may mark the line of a silted-up fosse. Another rath (SL034-134----) is c. 80m to W. 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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