What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kinkillew is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kinkillew, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area measures 21 metres across and sits on top of a ridge in rough grazing. A low eroded earthen bank and a scarp define the perimeter, while a very slight external depression marks a fosse. Another rath lies about 90 metres to the northwest.

In rough grazing, on top of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 21m) defined by a low eroded earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) N-S and by a scarp (H 1.4m) S-N. An external fosse is evident as a very slight depression (Wth 3m) E-S. A N-S field boundary crosses the interior off-centre to W. Another rath (SL027-065----) lies c. 90m to NW. 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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