What is recorded here
Indicated (1838). is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowreagh (cooper), County Sligo, Ireland. The 1838 Ordnance Survey map shows an embanked circular area about thirty metres across on a gentle north-west facing slope. No visible remains exist today because a cattle shed occupied the site around 1984.
On a gentle NW-facing slope. This possible rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m). There are no visible remains of the possible rath. A cattle shed was built on the area in c. 1984.
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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