What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortersluin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortersluin, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of the Ox Mountains within forestry land. Quarrying removed the southeast quadrant of the raised oval area. A man-made underground passage remains in the west half of the interior.

In forestry, on a S-facing slope of the Ox Mountains. A raised oval area (31m N-S; 25.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 3.4m) SW-NE; the SE quadrant has been removed by quarrying. The external fosse (Wth 5m; D 1m) is evident SW-NE; a N-S lane cuts across the line of the fosse along the E perimeter. Remains of an outer flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 1.4m) are evident SSW-W topped by a field boundary. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL037-002002-) in the W half of the interior. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.