What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sandyhill is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Sandyhill, County Sligo, Ireland. A raised circular grass-covered area measures 42.5m north-south and 41.5m east-west, defined by a 1.2m scarp. A 6m wide, 0.1m deep flat-bottomed ditch appears southeast to northeast, while a 3.5m wide earthen bank with 0.8m internal and 0.7m external heights appears northwest to north-northeast. The site sits in pasture on a west-northwest-facing slope descending toward a bog roughly 100m away.

In pasture, on a WNW-facing slope down to a bog c. 100m away. When inspected in 1994 it consisted of a raised circular grass-covered area (42.5m N-S; 41.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m). An external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.1m) was evident SE-NE. An outer earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.7m) was evident NW-NNE. 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 revision: 22 April 2010

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