What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloontycarn is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloontycarn, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area sits on a drumlin ridge in pasture. An eroded earth and stone bank surrounds most of the site, while a scarp defines the southern arc. A shallow fosse and possible entrance appear along the southwestern edge.

In pasture, on top of a drumlin ridge. A raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 33m N-S; 29.3m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.6-0.8m) along the S arc and by an eroded earth and stone bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.6m) elsewhere. A fosse (Wth 4.9m; D 0.8m) is evident along the SW arc. A possible entrance (Wth 2.2m) is at SW. The interior is slightly concave. Trees and bushes grow on the bank. 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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