What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilmacteige is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilmacteige, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular earthwork stands on a slight rise above the Eignagh River and measures twenty-eight metres across. A flat-topped bank with stone facing surrounds the interior, although the NE arc is now levelled.

In pasture, on top of a slight rise on the W bank of the Eignagh River. A raised circular area (28m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp E-SSE and by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.5m) SSE-NNW.The enclosing elements are levelled along the NE arc. Remains of stone facing are evident on the bank both internally and externally. 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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