What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killaraght is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killaraght, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture at the west end of a ridge and presents a raised roughly circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse. The southeast entrance contains a causeway across the fosse, linking the inside to the surrounding land.

In pasture, at the W end of a ridge. A raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 27m x 29.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H. 1.35m; ext. H 1.15m) with an external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.6m). The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at SE with a causeway across the fosse. 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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