What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killeenduff (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killeenduff (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It crowns the highest point on an east-west ridge in pasture. The raised circular area measures 34 metres north-south and 32.3 metres east-west with a 1.4-metre scarp. Occasional stones protrude at the northeast and southeast, while traces of a two-metre terrace appear outside the eastern and southern scarp.

In pasture, crowning the highest point on an E-W ridge top. A raised roughly circular area (34m N-S; 32.3m E-W) with a slightly domed profile defined by a scarp (H 1.4m). Occasional stones protrude from the top of the scarp at NE and SE. Outside the scarp E-S are traces of a terrace (Wth c. 2m) that may indicate an outer enclosing element. The interior is uneven. There is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL021-040002-) in the S half. Another rath (SL021-039----) lies c. 100m to W at the W end of the same ridge. 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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