What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killaraght is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killaraght, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area occupies almost the entire width of a narrow east-west ridge in rough grazing. A mostly levelled bank and broad low scarp define the perimeter, while another rath and a bowl-barrow lie nearby.

In rough grazing, on top of and occupying almost the entire width of a narrow E-W ridge. A slightly raised circular area (31.7m N-S; 31.4m E-W) defined WSW-NW by a mostly levelled bank (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.1m) with a slight internal rim and elsewhere by a broad low scarp (H 1.3m). The scarp is lowest NE-SE where it merges with the external ground level and is most substantial SE-SW where there is a broad external terrace (Wth 5m) from which the ground falls away steeply. The interior slopes slightly down from the centre to S. Another rath (SL047-080----) lies c. 20m to E and a bowl-barrow (SL047-079----) c. 50m to NNE. 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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