What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cuilmore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cuilmore, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies wet pasture on a drumlin ridge and preserves a raised circular area enclosed by an eroded inner earthen bank. A possible outer bank and narrow external drain extend toward the field boundary, while the interior slopes downward to the north.

In wet pasture, on the top of a drumlin ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 22m E-W; 24.8m N-S) enclosed by an eroded inner earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.5m). There is a possible outer bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.1m), with a narrow external drain, incorporated into the field boundary c. 3m outside the inner bank SSW-NNW. The interior slopes down to N. 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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