Moated site in Ballynaglogh

On level pasture, on the W bank of the Owenmore River. A raised rectangular area (23m N-S; 10m E-W) defined by the river on the E side and by a scarp (H 0.6m) with a fosse (Wth 6.5m; D 0.5m) and an outer earthen bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.3m) on the S, W and N sides. A possible leat is visible in an aerial photograph (IASAP, 3037081) feeding into the fosse on the S side. 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