Knockalassa Fort

In pasture, at the top of the NE-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1m; ext. H c. 1.8m), with internal stone facing and by an external fosse (Wth 4m). There is a stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.4m) at E with a causeway across the fosse. The perimeter and part of the interior are densely overgrown with blackthorn bushes. 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