What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortersluin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortersluin, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a steep south-facing slope of the Ox Mountains. An oval area measures 16.5 metres northwest-southeast and 13 metres northeast-southwest. A gapped earthen bank and scarp define the boundary, while the interior slopes downward toward the southwest.

In rough pasture, on a steep S-facing slope of the Ox Mountains. An oval area (16.5m NW-SE; 13m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1m; Wth 1.5m) W-SE with numerous gaps and by a scarp SE-W. The S portion of the interior is raised and the N portion is cut into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. The interior slopes down to SW. 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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