Overview
Indicated — Carrowmacbryan is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sligo. Situated on a gentle NNE-facing slope overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Depicted on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Situated on a gentle NNE-facing slope overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The surviving portion of the site comprises a poorly-defined, irregularly-shaped mound of earth and stone (diam.
What was found
The saved account records: H 0.3m) upon which some spoil from the quarry has been deposited.
What remains
The saved account records: Depicted on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Carrowmacbryan matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The site is known locally as a 'fort'.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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