What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbeg West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockbeg West, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area has an internal diameter of 25 metres and sits in pasture on top of a rise. An earthen bank encloses the space, reaching 3 metres in width and 1.9 metres in external height, with the southern arc showing the strongest definition. A surrounding external fosse measures 6 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep.

In pasture, on top of a rise. A circular area (int. diam. 25m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.9m) which is best evident along the S arc. An external fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.6m) is evident all round. 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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