
What is recorded here
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.4m). An external fosse (Wth 4m) is evident NE-NW. Stones incorporated into the bank may be the remains of stone facing. The interior is level.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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