What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullaghmore (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullaghmore (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in rough grazing on top of a high ridge as a raised circular area twenty-one metres across. A four-metre-wide bank and external fosse enclose the site, while a two-metre-wide entrance faces east. Rushes mark the fosse, and traces of an internal stone kerb remain within the low bank.

In rough grazing, on top of a high ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 21m) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.2m) is generally low internally and has traces of an internal stone kerb. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at E. The fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.4m) is highlighted by a growth of rushes. 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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