What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Farranmacfarrell is in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a raised circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and outer fosse on the SW edge of a low rise in poorly drained pasture. The inner bank is faced with stone at the W, and a gap in the outer bank at E may mark the original entrance.

Situated on the SW edge of a low rise in poorly drained pasture. Raised circular area (23.3m E-W; 22.5m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 1.8-2m), faced internally with stone at the W. At the outer foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 2-2.5m) with an external bank (Wth 4-5.5m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.3m). The inner bank is very low on its internal face and has been levelled at NE. The fosse is well defined except at E where it is evident only as a shallow depression. T he outer bank is best preserved on the W half of the rath but is low at E and has been truncated by an E–W field fence at S. The interior slopes down gently from SW to E. A sod-covered line of stones, on a NW–SE axis, traverses the interior to NE of centre. A gap (Wth 3m) in outer bank at E may mark the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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