What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrowmore (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Carrowmore (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site sits in rough pasture on the west face of a sloping shelf. A sod-covered stone wall encloses the area, with a narrower wall along the north arc and an external fosse along the south. A northeast-southwest field boundary cuts through the slightly sloping interior.

In rough pasture, on the W face of a sloping shelf. An oval area (int. diam. 20.5m x 16m) enclosed by a sod-covered stone wall (T 1.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) along the S arc and by a narrower wall (T 0.6m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.9m) along the N arc. An external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4m) is evident along the S arc. The interior slopes slightly and has a concave profile. A NE-SW field boundary bisects the interior. 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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