What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Quarryfield is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Quarryfield, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a raised circular area measuring 31 metres north-south and 28 metres east-west, defined all round by a scarp with an external flat-bottomed fosse 8 metres wide and 0.9 metres deep on the east-southwest and northwest-north sides. The south portion of the interior is cut into the hillslope while the north portion is raised 1.3 metres to compensate for the slope, and a northwest-southeast field boundary crosses the northeast quadrant. The site sits in pasture near the top of the north-facing slope of a rise.

In pasture, near the top of the N-facing slope of a rise. A raised circular area (31m N-S; 28m E-W) defined all round by a scarp with an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 8m; D 0.9m) E-SW and NW-N. The S portion of the interior is cut into the hillslope and the N portion is raised 1.3m to compensate for the slope. A NW-SE field boundary crosses the NE quadrant of 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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