What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cuilsheeghary Beg is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cuilsheeghary Beg, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing pasture slope and contains an oval area measuring sixteen by fifteen metres. A low collapsed grass-covered stone wall encloses the space, while a cashel lies ten metres to the north. The southwest entrance measures 3.6 metres and shows a slight inturning on the north side with a rectangular recess on the south side.

In pasture, on a S-facing slope. An oval area (int. diam. 16m x 15m) enclosed by a low collapsed grass-covered stone wall (Wth 1.2m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 0.75m). Internal stone-facing is evident along the N arc. The interior slopes down to S. The entrance (Wth 3.6m) at SW is marked by a slight inturning of the wall on the N side and a rectangular recess on the S side. A cashel (SL040-16301-) lies c. 10m to N. 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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