What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Srananagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Srananagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area measures about 26 metres across and sits on the east end of a ridge. A low scarp defines the edge, while a band of rushes to the south-east may mark a silted-up external ditch. Another rath lies 60 metres to the north-north-west.

In pasture, on top of the E end of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 26m) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m), truncated SSE-SW by a field boundary. A band of rushes (Wth 3-4m) evident SW-SE may indicate a silted-up external fosse. The interior is overgrown with long grass. Another rath (SL027-040----) lies c. 60m to NNW. 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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