What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Emlagh (coolavin By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Emlagh (coolavin By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area measures 22.6m by 17m internally and sits in pasture just off a ridge above Lough Gara. An earthen bank 2.5m wide encloses the site, with a possible 4m entrance at the south and another rath located 150m to the east.

In pasture, just off the top of a ridge on the N side of an inlet in Lough Gara. A raised oval area (int. diam. 22.6m x 17m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.75m). A possible entrance (Wth 4m) is at S. A few trees are planted around the perimeter and some quarrying has occurred immediately outside the bank to W. Another rath (SL047-020----) lies c. 150m to E. 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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