What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghoge Lower is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloghoge Lower, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on an east-facing slope in the Bricklieve Mountains. Double earthen banks and a central ditch enclose a raised oval area that includes a western causeway entrance and an internal stone wall.

In pasture, on a break of an E-facing slope in the Bricklieve Mountains. A raised oval area (int. diam. 37m x 33m) enclosed by an inner earthen bank (Wth 2.9m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 2.1m), an outer earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m) and an intervening fosse (max. Wth 6.7m). There is an entrance with a causeway (Wth 3m) at W. The E portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. The interior is divided by a stone wall. 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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