Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullycusheen More

In pasture, on top of the W edge of a low rise. A raised circular area (34.5m N-S; 35.5m E-W) enclosed by remains of two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. A low flat-topped inner bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.9m) is evident N-NE, E-SE and SSW-SW with a stone revetment on the internal face N-NE. A flat-bottomed intervening fosse (Wth 8m) is evident S-NE and an outer bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.9m) S-NE. Cultivation ridges are evident in the interior and a grass-covered mound of stones in the centre. 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