What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cashel North, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies an oval area on a low rise where a north-south road divides the interior off-centre to the west. Grass-covered stone foundations and a second wall of large blocks mark the boundaries, while a narrow eastern entrance provides access. The northeast edge shows evidence of quarrying, and the site remains visible within pasture.

In pasture, on top of a low rise. An oval area (int. diam. 26.7m N-S; 32.7m E-W) divided by a N-S road off-centre to W. The interior is enclosed by grass-covered foundations of a stone wall (Wth 3m; max. H 0.4m) N-S. On the W side of the road the edge of the interior is defined by a scarp SW-NW. A second wall, N-SE, c. 1-2m down the slope from the inner wall, consists of large blocks of stones (Wth c. 0.3m) set in a contiguous line. The entrance (Wth 1.2m) is at E. The NE edge of the cashel has been quarried into. 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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