What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tawnagh (corran By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tawnagh (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture at the north end of a drumlin, about 90m east of the Owenmore River. A 3.15m wide earthen bank encloses a raised circular area 23.8m to 24m across, with a shallow 2.1m wide external fosse. The interior surface remains uneven.

In pasture, at the N end of a drumlin and c. 90m to E of the Owenmore River. A raised circular area (int. diam. 23.8m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.15m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.1m). The surface of the interior is uneven. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tawnagh, likely dating to the early medieval period, is situated on a drumlin near the Owenmore River. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, reflecting their perceived otherworldly significance in Irish folklore.

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