What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lavally (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lavally (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a drumlin and contains a raised circular area 17.5m across. An earthen bank 2.8m wide and 0.6m to 1.2m high surrounds the interior, while a 4m wide fosse 0.3m deep cuts the outside. A 1.5m wide southeast entrance provides a ramp into the interior and a causeway across the fosse.

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. A raised circular area (int. diam. 17.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.2m) and an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.3m). The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at SE with a ramp up to the interior and a causeway across the fosse. 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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