What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knocknashammer is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies wet pasture on the E-facing slope of a drumlin. The possible rath is not visible at ground level but appeared on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a small embanked circular area about fifteen metres across.

In wet pasture, on the E-facing slope of a drumlin. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It was indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a small embanked circular area (diam. c. 15m). 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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