What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area measures 32 metres east to west and 42 metres north to south, with a one metre scarp and a three metre band of rushes marking an external fosse. Cultivation ridges and a field boundary cut the interior, while mature trees cover the northern section.

In forestry, on level ground on top of a ridge. A raised oval area (32m E-W; 42m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1m). An E-W field boundary tops the scarp along the N arc. The line of an external fosse is indicated by a band of rushes (Wth 3m). The interior is cut by cultivation ridges and an E-W field boundary crosses the S half; the area to N of the field boundary is covered with mature trees. 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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