What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Aghanagh Ed) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Knockroe (tirerrill By., Aghanagh Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site occupies rocky pasture on an east-facing slope above a pass through the Bricklieve Mountains. A collapsed sod-covered rubble wall encloses the area, while a man-made underground passage cuts through the eastern half.

In rocky pasture, on an E-facing slope above a pass through the Bricklieve Mountains. An oval area (int. diam. 19.3m x 16.5m) enclosed by a collapsed sod-covered rubble wall (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.75m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 1.7m) at SW. The interior slopes down to E and there is a Man-made underground passage (SL040-114002-) in the E half. 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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