What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kintogher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kintogher, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular earth and stone bank stands beside a drain and scarp on a slight north-facing slope. No entrance or ditch remains visible in the gently undulating pasture.
Situated on a slight N-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c.15m) enclosed by a narrow irregular bank of earth and stone (Wth 4m; int. H 0.25m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank has been removed from SW-NW and has been replaced by a N-S orientated drain. The bank is absent NW-N and the edge of the site is defined by a scarp (ext. H 0.4m). The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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