What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Halfquarter (leyny By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Halfquarter (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It stood on a slight rise in pasture but is no longer visible at ground level. Maps from 1838 and 1913 showed an embanked circular or oval area about thirty to thirty-five metres across with a break in the western bank. Local information says land reclamation levelled the site in 1977.

In pasture, on a slight rise. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It was indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m) and on the 1913 OS 6-inch map as oval (c. 30m N-S; c. 35m E-W) with a break in the bank at W. According to local information, it was levelled in 1977 during land reclamation. 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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