What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonamanagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonamanagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a ridge in undulating pasture about 200m east of the Owenmore River. A 3m wide earthen bank encloses a 40m circular area, with a possible 2m entrance at the northeast and a hollow from an underground passage visible in the north half. A field boundary continues along the south and west arcs.

In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge, c. 200m to E of Owenmore River. A circular area (int. diam. 40m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.6m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 2m) at NE. A hollow of a Man-made underground passage (SL033-008001-) is visible in the N half of the interior. A field boundary is contiguous along the S and W arcs. 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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