What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknagore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knocknagore, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area has a twenty-four metre north-south diameter and a twenty-six and a half metre east-west diameter. An earthen bank one and a half metres high encloses the uneven interior. A four and a half metre wide fosse appears along the north-east arc.

In rough grazing, on an E-facing slope and at the NW end of a drumlin. A circular area (int. diam. 24m N-S; 26.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (ext. H 1.5m). An external fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.35m) is evident along the NE arc. The interior is uneven and slopes down to E. According to local information, Mass was said in this rath during the Penal times. 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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