What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graniamore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Graniamore, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area sits on the southwest-facing slope of a drumlin in pasture. An earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while an external fosse remains visible in the northeast. The natural hillslope makes the exterior ground higher than the interior on that side.

In pasture, on the SW-facing slope of a drumlin. A raised roughly circular area (20m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 1.65m; ext. H 0.5m) N-E and by a scarp (H 0.4-1.75m) elsewhere. An external fosse (D 0.6m) is evident N-E; elsewhere the line of the fosse is marked by 4m wide band of dark-coloured grass. Due to the natural slope, external ground level is higher than the level of the interior NE-ESE. The SW portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope though it still retains a slight slope down to SW. The interior is clear of overgrowth. A field boundary indicated to N on the 1941 OS 6-inch map has been removed. 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.