What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbeg West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockbeg West, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies undulating pasture and consists of a circular area thirty-five metres across, enclosed by a three-metre wide earthen bank one metre high. The bank is overgrown with bushes and trees, while its northern section drops extremely low to mark the probable entrance. Faint traces of a possible external fosse also remain visible around the structure.

In undulating pasture. A circular area (int. diam. 35m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 1m) which is overgrown with bushes and trees. The bank is extremely low at N possibly indicating the location of the entrance. Faint traces of a possible external fosse were also noted. 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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