What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonkeevy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonkeevy, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in pasture about fifty metres north of the Owenmore River. A raised circular area measures twenty-four by twenty-six metres internally. An earth and stone bank encloses the east, south and west arcs plus part of the north arc.
In pasture, c. 50m N of the Owenmore River. A raised circular area (int. diam. 24m x 26m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.75m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.4m) along the E, S, W arcs and part of the N arc. A possible entrance is at 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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