Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Treanmore (corran By.)

In boggy pasture, on the top of a drumlin. A raised circular area (int. diam. 24m x 22m) enclosed by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.25m), an external fosse (Wth 3.4m) and a counterscarp bank (Wth 0.6m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.3m). The entrance (Wth 3.3m) is at E with a causeway (Wth 4.5m) across the fosse. There is a berm (Wth 2.4m) between the fosse and the counterscarp bank along the N arc. The interior rises towards the centre. The fosse and part of the interior at NW have been quarried into. 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 Attached images: SL040-007----_01.JPG Rath viewed from NW SL040-007----_01.JPG Fosse and external bank at SW