What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Fortland is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight northeast-facing slope in pasture and consists of a raised circular area twenty metres across. A five-point-one-metre-wide bank of earth and stone encloses the centre, while an external fosse surrounds the bank. A one-point-five-metre break at the northwest marks the original entrance.

Situated on slight NE-facing slope in pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.1m; int. H 0.6m) with an external fosse (Wth 5.1m; D 0.4m). The bank is made up of earth mixed with small rubble limestone with occasional larger rocks (dims. 0.5-1m2) of quartzy conglomerate. A break (Wth 1.5m) through the bank at NW marks the position of the original entrance. The fosse is partially infilled with field clearance earth and rubble stone SE-SSE and WSW-NW. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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