What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gaddan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gaddan, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the west end of a ridge where the ground slopes down steeply to the west. A raised circular area 27m across is enclosed by an earthen bank 3.8m wide with an external fosse. Gaps appear in the bank at the northwest and southwest, while rushes mark the slight dip of the fosse along the west and north arcs.

On the W end of a ridge; the ground slopes down steeply to W. A raised circular area (diam. 27m) enclosed by an earthen bank with an external fosse. The bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.4m) is fairly uniform all round and incorporated into a field boundary NE-E. Gaps occur in the bank at NW (Wth 2m) and SW (Wth c. 2.5m). The fosse (Wth 3.5m) is evident along the W and N arcs as a slight dip marked by a dense growth of rushes. The interior is partially covered with overgrowth. 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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