What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Sessuegarry is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a raised circular area forty-one metres north to south on the south-facing slope of a ridge in the foothills of the Ox Mountains. A curving hedgerow and road define the north-east edge, a scarp defines the south-west edge, and a flat-topped earthen bank defines the north-west edge. Cattle have poached the bank, and much rock outcrop remains inside, including one upright piece in the western half.

In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge in the foothills of the Ox Mountains. A raised circular area (41m N-S) defined by a curving hedgerow and road N-SE, by a scarp (H 1.2m) SE-NW and by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) NW-N. The bank is poached by cattle. There is much rock outcrop in the interior including one upright piece (H 1.1m; Wth 1.7m; T 0.5m) in the W half. There is a circular enclosure (SL031-043001-) and a children's burial ground (SL31-043002-) c. 50m to SSW. 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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