What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Gortarowey is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Gortarowey, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies a slight southwest-facing slope within a mature deciduous forest. A broad rubble limestone bank encloses a raised circular area, while a stone scarp defines the missing bank on the southwest edge. A southeast break with an exterior ramp marks the original entrance.

Situated on a slight SW-facing slope in a mature deciduous forest. Raised circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a broad bank of rubble limestone (Wth 6.45; int. H 0.6m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From S-W the bank is absent and the edge of the site is defined by a stone scarp (H 1.3m). A break (Wth 2.2m) in the bank with a ramp to the exterior at SE marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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