What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sheerevagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Sheerevagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area measures 28 by 26 metres, with a 1.6-metre scarp on the northwest and southeast sides and a field boundary on the opposite arc. Remains of a low earthen bank about 2 metres wide persist at the southeast, while dense overgrowth covers the level interior and perimeter.

In undulating rough pasture, on a low rise. A raised circular area (diam. 28m x 26m) defined by a scarp (H 1.6m) NW-SE and by a field boundary SE-NW. The low remains of an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.3m) are evident at SE. The interior is level and the perimeter is densely covered with overgrowth. 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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