What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Farranmaurice is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Farranmaurice, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site sits in pasture on the south-facing slope of a bog-island. An earthen bank and drystone wall define parts of the interior, while a scarp marks the boundary elsewhere. The north half stands higher than the south half, creating a visible step across the ground.

In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a bog-island. An oval area (30m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) terraced into the hillslope with N and NW portions up to 0.6m below and the S and SE portions up to 1.75m above external ground level. The interior is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.2m) along the NW and N arcs, by the remains of a drystone wall skirting the E arc and by a scarp elsewhere. The N half of the interior is higher than the S half, the change in level marked by a scarp (H 0.5m) revetted by a drystone wall. 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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