What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockacappul (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockacappul (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the entire width of a narrow field on a ridge with a steep eastern slope and gentle western slope. An eroded bank encloses a circular area where the interior rises gently toward the centre, though a field boundary truncates the western arc.

In rough pasture, on top of a ridge with a steep slope to E and a gentle slope to W and occupying the entire width of a narrow field. A circular area (18.3m x 18m), truncated on the W arc by a field boundary, enclosed by an eroded bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m). The interior rises gently towards the centre. 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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