What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Colgagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Colgagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The roughly circular monument measures twenty metres north-south and nineteen metres east-west on a slight rise beside Colgagh Lough. A low narrow bank of earth and stone encloses the slightly domed interior, where a hut site remains in the centre. The external foot holds a fosse and another earth and stone bank, while a relic drystone wall defines part of the missing northern edge.

Situated on slight rise on slight S-facing slope 30 to N of N shore of Colgagh Lough, in low-lying gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 19m E-W) enclosed by a low narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.65m; int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank are a fosse (Wth 1.35m) and an external bank of earth and stone (Wth 1m; int. H 0.2m). The internal bank is best preserved NE-SW with only traces visible SW-NNW. From NNW-NE the bank is absent and the edge of the monument is defined by a straight WNW-ESE orientated relic drystone wall. The fosse is best preserved SE-SW with very slight traces only visible NE-SE and SW-NNW. From NNW-NE the fosse is not visible. The external earth and stone bank encloses the site SE-SW with only very slight traces visible NE-SE and SW-NNW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior of the site is slightly domed. A hut site (SL015-041002-) is located in the centre of the interior. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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