What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Creeghassaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Creeghassaun, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a low rise within a bend of the River Moy. The remains form a raised circular area 28.8m across, defined by a scarp 0.8m high.
In pasture, on a low rise in a bend of the River Moy. Remains of a raised circular area (diam. 28.8m) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m).
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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