What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Springfield is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Springfield, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture near the top of a north-facing ridge slope, enclosing an eighteen-metre circular area with a partially levelled three-metre earthen bank. The interior slopes gently toward the northeast, while dense gorse now covers much of the site. Another possible ringfort appears one hundred and fifty metres to the west.

In pasture, near the top of the N-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (diam. c. 18m) enclosed by a partially levelled earthen bank (Wth c. 3m). The interior slopes gently down to NE. The rath is heavily overgrown with gorse. A possible rath (SL034-087----) lies 150m to W. 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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