What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissycoyne is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissycoyne, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies undulating pasture on a low ridge as a raised roughly circular area measuring 21 metres north-south and 24 metres east-west. An earthen bank 4 metres wide and between 1 and 1.5 metres high encloses the space with an internal revetment wall, while an external fosse 4 metres wide and 0.9 metre deep cuts all round. A possible 2 metre entrance faces southeast beneath mature trees and perimeter overgrowth.

In undulating pasture, on a low ridge. A raised roughly circular area (21m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m) with an internal revetment wall. An external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.9m) is evident all round. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE. Mature trees and overgrowth along the perimeter. 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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