What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreilly, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the south-facing slope of a ridge. A thirty-metre circular area contains a one-point-six-metre scarp and external fosse. An outer earthen bank appears in three directions, while bushes and brambles densely cover the site.

In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (30m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1.6m) with an external fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 0.5m). An outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.8m) is evident NNE-E, SE-SSW and SW-WNW. The rath is densely overgrown with bushes and brambles. 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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