What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockatelly is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockatelly, County Sligo, Ireland. The earth and stone bank encloses a circular area 25.3m north-south and 26.3m east-west, with a northern entrance 1.9m wide. An external fosse 3m wide and 0.2m deep surrounds the bank, except on the east arc where it has been levelled. The interior slopes down to the southeast, and the site stands 100m northeast of the Owenmore River.

In pasture, on the SE-facing slope of a drumlin, 100m NE of the Owenmore River. A slightly raised circular area (25.3m N-S; 26.3m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m), except on the E arc where it has been levelled, and by an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m). The entrance (Wth 1.9m) is at N. The interior is uneven and slopes down to SE. 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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