What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknacross is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knocknacross, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies improved pasture on the south-facing slope of a low ridge. Poorly preserved remains define a circular area about twenty metres across. An earthen bank and shallow external fosse mark part of the boundary.

In improved pasture, on the S-facing slope of a low ridge. The poorly preserved remains of a circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by an arc of earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.5m) SW-NW with a shallow external fosse (Wth c. 2m) and the faint outline of a bank NW-NE. There are no visible remains of the bank NE-SW or of the adjoining N-S field boundary which is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map cutting the E side of the rath. There is a mound of field clearance material inside the bank at W. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an oval embanked area (c. 40m N-S; 30m E-W). 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.