Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coollemoneen

Near the top of the W-facing slope of a ridge. A circular raised area (22m N-S; 19m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.3m) which is best preserved along the E arc. Remains of a stone revetment are evident on the internal and external bank face. There is a curved platform (3m E-W; H 0.4m) on the inside of the bank along the E arc. An external fosse (Wth 3m) is marked by a line of rushes along the S and SE arcs with faint traces on the W arc. The entrance (Wth 1.7m) is at S, the E side of which is faced with large boulders. A field boundary cuts across the fosse at E and continues curving around the outside edge of the fosse on the N arc. 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