What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonshanbally is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonshanbally, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough waterlogged pasture on the northwest-facing slope of a drumlin. A low broad earthen bank encloses an oval area, while a shallow external fosse surrounds the bank except where a lane cuts through the south side. A gap appears in the northern bank, and the interior slopes downward toward the west.

In rough waterlogged pasture, on the NW-facing slope of a drumlin. An oval area (int. diam. 14.9m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by a low broad earthen bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.6m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3.9m; D 0.1m) except at S where truncated by a lane. A gap (Wth 5.6m) occurs in the bank at N. The interior slopes down to W. 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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