What is recorded here

Indicated (1838). is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinlig (tirerrill By.),derrylea, County Sligo, Ireland. It sits on a drumlin in undulating rocky pasture, forming a raised circular area twenty-nine metres across. A stony bank four-point-seven metres wide encloses the space, with its best preservation along the eastern arc. A northern entrance four-point-eight metres wide provides access, while a north-west to south-east stone wall crosses the eastern interior.

In undulating rocky pasture, on top of a drumlin. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 29m) enclosed by a stony bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1.1m) which is best preserved along the E arc. There is an entrance (Wth 4.8m) in the N arc. A NW-SE stone wall crosses the E portion of the interior. 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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