What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cregg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cregg, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies level ground in gently undulating pasture and forms a raised circular area about thirty metres across. A broad bank of earth and stone, six metres wide and forty centimetres high inside, encloses the site. Tumbled drystone wall remains lie on top of the bank on all sides, while an east-west fence links to the external face at the northeast.
Situated on level ground in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. c.30m) enclosed by a broad bank of earth and stone (Wth 6m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The remains of a now tumbled drystone wall lie on the top of the bank on all sides. An E-W orientated fence links to the external face of the bank at NE. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
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