What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Spring Garden is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Spring Garden, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies a slight rise in wet pasture and contains a large raised oval area measuring 48 metres west-northwest to east-southeast and 39 metres north-northeast to south-southwest. A low scarp 0.5 metre high supports a drystone wall similar to nearby field boundaries, while faint remains of a 4 metre wide ditch appear at its foot. An outer bank 4 metres wide and 0.4 metre high runs along the north, north-northeast and northeast edge of the ditch before merging with a northwest-southeast field wall at the northeast.

Situated on a slight rise in wet, lowlying pasture. Large raised oval area (dims. 48m WNW-ESE; 39m NNE-SSW) defined by a low scarp (H 0.5m) upon which is a drystone wall which is similar in construction to nearby field boundary walls. At the foot of the scarp are ephemeral remains of a fosse (Wth. c.4m). At the outer lip of the fosse from N-NNE-NE is an outer bank (Wth. 4m; int. H 0.4m) which merges with a NW-SE field wall at NE. Original entrance not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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