What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonacool is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonacool, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low rise in pasture and contains a slightly raised circular area twenty-four metres north-south. A gapped earthen bank and scarp define parts of the edge, while an external flat-bottomed dry fosse and deep boggy hollow follow the perimeter. A man-made underground passage opens into the fosse at the west-southwest.

In pasture, on a low rise. A slightly raised circular area (24m N-S) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m) NNW-S and by a scarp elsewhere. An external flat-bottomed dry fosse (Wth 6.5m; D 0.4m) is evident E-S, in places from S-WSW and for a short distance at NNW. A deep boggy hollow (Wth 12m; D 1m) follows the line of the fosse WSW-NNE. The interior is crossed by NNW-SSE hedgerow. There is an opening to Man-made underground passage (SL031-029002-) in the fosse at WSW. 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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