Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowcrory, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on the shoulder of a ridge. An oval area (int. diam. 24m x 19.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m), sections of which have been removed. The N portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. There is a disused quarry to W. 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).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL040-150

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