What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonacaltry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonacaltry, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies damp pasture on a south-facing slope near the base of a drumlin. A low earthen bank encloses an oval area, while a scarp marks the southern arc and an external fosse remains most evident along the northern edge. The southern interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope, though the ground still slopes downward toward the south.

In damp pasture, on a S-facing slope and near the base of a drumlin. An oval area (32m NW-SE; 24.3m NE-SW) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m) except along the S arc where a scarp (H 0.8m) exists. The external fosse (Wth at top 2.8m; D 0.3m) is most evident along N arc. The S portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope, however the interior retains a slope down to S. 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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