Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cletty

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. A circular area (int. diam. 37m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.2m) is evident all round. The intervening fosse (Wth 4m) is partially quarried near the entrance at NE. The outer bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.5m) is also evident all round. There is an entrance (Wth 1m) at NE with a causeway across the fosse. 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