What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moylough is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moylough, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area measures twenty-five metres north-south and sits on a gentle northeast-facing slope in pasture. An earthen bank encloses the site, although cattle have created numerous gaps in the structure. A shallow external fosse remains visible along the southeast and northwest sections.

In pasture, on a gentle NNE-facing slope. A raised circular area (25m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.15m). There are numerous gaps in the bank which is denuded by cattle. An external fosse (Wth 6.3m; D 0.2m) is evident SSE-NW. The interior is raised c. 0.55m above external ground level. 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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