What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullaghfarna is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullaghfarna, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies pasture on the east-facing slope of a ridge and contains a raised circular area twenty-two point five metres across. An earthen bank one point eight metres wide and up to point eight metres high encloses the slightly concave interior, which slopes gently eastward. A possible western entrance has widened to three point eight metres for machinery access.

In pasture, on the E-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 22.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m). The interior is slightly concave and slopes slightly down to E. A possible entrance at W has been widened to 3.8m to allow machinery access to the interior. 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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