What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisserlough is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisserlough, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture near the top of a gently sloping ridge and preserves a raised circular area thirty-two and a half metres across with a shallow external fosse along its western arc. A slight depression marks the centre, while the southern edge is truncated by an east-west field boundary. Another rath lies thirty metres to the northeast.

In pasture, near the top of a gently sloping ridge. Low remains of a raised circular area (int. diam. 32.5m; H 0.5m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth c. 2.5m) along its W arc. A slight depression was noted in the centre of the interior. An aerial photograph (ACAP, V227/35-6) shows the S edge of this rath truncated by an E-W field boundary. Another rath (SL047-026----) lies c. 30m to NE. 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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