What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graniaroe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Graniaroe, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a gentle north-facing ridge slope. A slightly raised circular area measures twenty-five metres north-south and twenty-two metres east-west. An earthen bank two and a half metres wide encloses the space.

In rough pasture, on the gentle N-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (25m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m). A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE. The N portion of the interior is slightly raised to compensate for the hillslope. 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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