Moated site in Carrowmore (tirerrill By.)

In rough pasture, at the edge of a sloping shelf on a W-facing slope overlooking a narrow valley. A subrectangular area (int. dims. 42m x 29.3m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 0.8m) on the N, E and S sides and by a natural scarp on the W side. The bank on the E side has an external stone facing and is topped by a stone wall. There is an external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 1.1m) on the N and E sides. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at the N side. There is a hut site (SL028-016002-) in the interior. A motte and bailey (SL028-012----) lie c. 250m to W in the adjacent townland of Carrownagilty. 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