What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbreenagher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockbreenagher, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area has an internal diameter of 20m and sits on the west-facing slope of a ridge just below the summit. Two earthen banks enclose the space with a 4m wide fosse between them, while the outer bank remains low and eroded along the east and south arcs.

In pasture, on the W-facing slope of ridge just below the summit. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse (Wth 4m). The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) is evident all round. The outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.4m) is low and eroded along the E and S arcs and incorporated into a field boundary system elsewhere. 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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