What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Roscrib East is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Roscrib East, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a drumlin and contains a raised circular area twenty metres across. A one-point-two-metre scarp defines the boundary beside a slight external fosse, while a two-point-five-metre entrance ramp faces east.

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. A raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m) with a slight trace of an external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.4m). There is an entrance ramp (Wth 2.5m) at E. 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Roscrib East is a circular earthwork likely dating to the early medieval period, constructed as a defensive or habitation site. Local folklore associates such forts with the supernatural, often believed to be the homes of fairies or ancient spirits.

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