What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Stoneparks is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Stoneparks, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval measure is 22.9 metres east-west and 17 metres north-south. A scarp rises 0.75 metre on the east, 1.3 metres on the south and 1.2 metres on the west. Quarrying removed the north and northwest edges, while the west interior holds raised spoil.

In pasture, on the W-facing slope of a drumlin. A raised oval area (int. diam. 22.9m E-W; 17m N-S) defined by a scarp along the E (H 0.75m), S (H 1.3m) and W (H 1.2m) arcs; the N and NW edges of the rath have been removed by quarrying. The W portion of the level interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope and contains spoil from the quarrying. 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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