What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corhawnagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Corhawnagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a pasture rise 130m northwest of Cooney Lough. Two banks enclose a circular area, with a broad fosse between them. The southeast entrance aligns with a causeway across the ditch.

In pasture, on a rise c. 130m NW of Cooney Lough. A circular area (int. diam. 23m x 21m) enclosed by two banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2m) is of earth and stone. The intervening fosse (Wth 4m) is evident all round. The outer earthen bank (Wth 1.6m; H 0.3m) is stone-faced internally and externally. The entrance (Wth 7.5m) with a corresponding causeway across the fosse is at SE overlooking Cooney Lough. A gap (Wth 2m) occurs in the inner bank at N. A curving field boundary (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m) is concentric with the outer bank along the NW 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

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