What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockmullin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockmullin, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area measures twenty-four metres across and sits on the top of a rise in undulating pasture. Remains of an earthen bank and an external fosse still surround the space, although a crescent-shaped hollow at the southeast marks later quarrying.

In undulating pasture, on the top of a rise. A circular area (int. diam. 24m) enclosed by remains of an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.7m) and an external fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.3m). A crescent-shaped hollow at SE is due to quarrying. 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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