What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killala is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killala, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area spans twenty-nine metres and sits in rough grazing at the base of a south-facing ridge. An earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while a shallow depression marked by rushes forms an external fosse. A causeway crosses the fosse at the east, and a low rise outside the fosse may be the remains of a counterscarp bank.

In rough grazing, at the base of the S-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 29m) defined by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 6.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m) SW-N and by a scarp (H 1.2m) elsewhere. An external fosse is evident all round as a shallow depression (Wth 5m; D 0.4m) marked by a growth of rushes. Though there is no clearly defined entrance, there is a causeway (Wth c. 5m) across the fosse at E. The S portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. A low rise (Wth c. 7m) immediately outside the fosse along the SW and E arcs may be the remains of a counterscarp bank. 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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