What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilsallagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilsallagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a roughly circular area on the north-facing slope of a drumlin in rolling pasture. An earthen bank encloses the concave interior, which contains a small oval mound and scattered limestone boulders in its northern half. The bank also joins the local field boundary system to the northwest.

In rolling pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 20.8m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1m) with a shallow silted-up external fosse. The interior is concave; the N portion is raised to compensate for the hillslope. There is a small oval mound (4.3m x 3.7m; H 0.4m) in the N half of the interior with some small limestone boulders next to it. The bank is incorporated into the field boundary system N-W. 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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