What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Sheelagh, County Louth: a subcircular earthen ringfort, 50m E-W and 47m N-S inside a 4m-wide bank, now partly a scarp and partly swallowed by a modern stone fence in the southeast. Local tradition calls it a fairy fort, which means people still treat the ground as alive rather than dead. A possible underground passage lies within the circle, waiting to be found or imagined.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Subcircular area (int. dims. 50m E-W, c. 47m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 4m, H 0.5m internally, 1.7-2.4m externally), now reduced to a scarp in places and incorporated in a modern stone fence in the SE quadrant. Possible Man-made underground passage (LH003-018002-) in interior.

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