What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (knox), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised oval area in pasture on a west-facing ridge slope. A field boundary and scarp define the perimeter, while a dry fosse and internal scarp mark the ground.

In pasture, on a W-facing slope of ridge. A slightly raised oval area (45m E-W; 50.5m N-S) defined by a field boundary (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.4m) ENE-W, possibly incorporating the remains of an earthen bank, and by a scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. A dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) is evident W-NNW. The interior slopes gently down to W and is crossed on a NE-SW axis by a scarp (H 0.2m). 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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