What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killala is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killala, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies the north end of a small ridge in undulating pasture where the ground slopes down about eight metres to the north. A raised circular area nineteen metres across sits inside an earthen bank three metres wide that reaches ninety centimetres externally and is faced with large stones. The bank remains low along the northern arc and at the east, leaving no clearly defined entrance.

In undulating pasture, on the N end of a small ridge; the ground slopes down steeply c. 8m to N. A raised circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.9m) which is internally faced with large stones. The internal bank height is low along the N arc. There is no clearly defined gap or entrance but the bank is low at E. 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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