What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carricknagat (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies undulating pasture on the west-facing slope of a ridge. A low bank marks the northeast and southeast edge of the circular area. Stone field boundaries follow the south and west arcs, while an east-west boundary cuts across the north.

In undulating pasture, on top of the W-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (diam. 25m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by the remains of a low bank NE-SE. A stone field boundary wall curves along the line of the bank along the S and W arcs. An E-W field boundary truncates the N arc of the rath. 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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