What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Turnalaydan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Turnalaydan, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area measures 38 by 41.5 metres internally and keeps a 2.5 metre wide earthen bank along the northeast arc. Faint traces of an external ditch remain outside that bank, while a possible 2 metre entrance faces east.

In pasture, on a S-facing slope. A raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 38m x 41.5m), indented on the N side and defined by the remains of an earthen bank and faint traces of an external fosse. The bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m) is evident along the NE arc but is mostly levelled elsewhere. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at E. Trees have been planted around perimeter of the rath. Recorded in 1836 as 'Tournaladen' (OSNB vol. 1, 333). 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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