Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ross (coolavin By.)

In pasture, on the top of a ridge near the centre of Ross Point headland, on the E side of Lough Gara. A raised oval area (int. diam. 28m x 36m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.55m) and an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.5m) which is best preserved along the S arc. 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