Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockoconor

In pasture, on a W-facing slope. A raised circular area (int. diam. 25.5m x 24.7m) defined by a bank (Wth 1.25m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) along the E arc and by a scarp elsewhere. A stretch of external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.4m) is evident along the E arc. The interior is uneven. The perimeter is planted with 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