What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kingsbrook is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kingsbrook, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough undulating pasture with rock outcrops on a low rise. The circular earthwork measures 34 metres north-south and 32 metres east-west, with a 1.4-metre scarp. A possible hut site appears in the southern interior, while a 6-by-4-metre rectangular mound sits south-southwest of the ringfort.

In rough undulating pasture with rock outcrops, on a low rise. A raised circular area (34m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.4m). A field boundary skirts the edge of the scarp NE-SE. Recent disturbance at SE has exposed some large stones along the base of the scarp. There is a possible hut site (SL034-011002-) in the S half of the interior. A raised rectangular area (6m x 4m; H 0.8m) was noted immediately to SSW of the rath. 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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