What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbreenagher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockbreenagher, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies poorly drained ground on the south-facing slope of a ridge within forestry. A circular area measuring eighteen metres north to south has a shallow scarp along the southern arc and a rising scarp cut into the hillslope along the northern arc. Mature trees cover the interior, which slopes downward toward the south.

In forestry, in poorly drained ground on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (18m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.6m) along the S arc and cut into the hillslope along the N arc where it is defined by a rising scarp (H 1.4m). The interior slopes down to S and 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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