What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moytirra West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moytirra West, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture near the end of a low ridge. A raised circular area measures 24.2m x 23m and contains a north-south field boundary. An earth and stone bank, field boundary and scarp define its arc, while a shallow external fosse remains visible along the north side.

In rough pasture, near the end of a low ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 24.2m x 23m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.75m) along the S arc, by a field boundary along the W arc and by a scarp (H 0.65m) along the N and E arcs. An external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.2m) is evident along the N arc. The interior is bisected by a N-S field boundary. 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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