What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonlurg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonlurg, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a ridge in undulating pasture and contains a nineteen metre circular area enclosed by two earthen banks separated by a three metre fosse. The inner bank remains evident all round, while the outer bank survives along the southern and western arcs with slight traces of an external fosse. A northwestern to southeastern field boundary crosses the centre of the interior.

In undulating pasture, on a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 19m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 3m). The inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m) is evident all round. The outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 1.4m) is evident along the S and W arcs with slight traces of an external fosse (Wth 1m). A NW-SE field boundary crosses the centre of the interior. 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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