What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cooperhill OR Gobbadagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cooperhill OR Gobbadagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies low-lying wet ground surrounded by reeds and contains a circular area with a 31m internal diameter. Two earthen banks enclose the site, separated by an intervening fosse and followed by an external fosse. A possible 1.6m wide entrance faces southwest, while a 2m wide trench cuts across the interior from northeast to southwest.

In low-lying wet ground, surrounded by reeds. A circular area (int. diam. 31m) enclosed by two earthen banks and intervening and external fosses. The inner bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.1m) drops 1.6m to the base of the intervening fosse (Wth 5.5m). The outer bank (Wth 3.5m) drops 1m to the base of the external fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 0.3m). A possible entrance (Wth c. 1.6m) is at SW. A trench (Wth 2m) extends NE-SW across 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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