What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clooncunny (coolavin By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooncunny (coolavin By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the south-facing slope of a ridge, enclosing an oval area fifty-one by forty-three metres across. A two-metre-wide earthen bank, now heavily eroded, still marks the south, west and east arcs, while a shallow external fosse follows the eastern edge. The southern interior rises slightly to balance the hillslope.

In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. An oval area (int. diam. 51m x 43m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.4m). The bank is heavily eroded, but survives in parts along the S, W and E arcs. There is a shallow external fosse (Wth 3m) along the E arc. The S portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. 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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