What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Aghanagh Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Aghanagh Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a hollow on a karst ridge overlooking a narrow valley at the north-west edge of a field system. The subrectangular enclosure measures 22.1m by 18.6m internally and is bounded by an earthen bank on three sides, a ruinous stone wall on the west, and an external fosse. The 1914 OS 6-inch map shows it as a circular embanked enclosure about 20m across.

In a hollow, on a karst ridge, overlooking a narrow valley and within the NW edge of a field system (SL040-121001-). Indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 20m). A subrectangular area (int. diam. 22.1m x 18.6m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.4m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.6m) on the N, E and S sides and by a ruinous stone wall (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1m) on the W side. A possible entrance is at S. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockroe is a likely early-medieval defensive or habitation site, indicated on the 1914 Ordnance Survey map as a circular embanked enclosure. Local folklore may associate it with fairy legend, as suggested by its name, though specific traditions are not recorded.

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