What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tawnagh (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tawnagh (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies an east-facing slope on a high ridge, where a circular area measures 42 metres across. A substantial earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while a ditch appears along part of the circuit. An overgrown bank arc curves into the interior at the northwest, and a field boundary cuts across the middle.

In pasture, on an E-facing slope of a high ridge. A circular area (diam. 42m) defined by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.1m) ESE-WNW and by a scarp (H 1.3m) WNW-ESE. A fosse (Wth 4m; D 1m) is evident NE-WNW. The interior slopes down to N. In the NW quadrant a heavily overgrown arc of earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; H 1m) (SL034-089002-), with external fosse, curves into the interior from the bank at NW. A NE-SW field boundary bisects the interior. Trees grow along the perimeter and the S half of the interior is covered with overgrowth. 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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