What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Achonry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Achonry, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site measures 36 metres north-south and 30.5 metres east-west within a pasture on a west-facing slope. An earthen bank surrounds the north-east, while a scarp defines the south and west edges. A flat-bottomed fosse runs outside the north-west and south-east sections.

In pasture, built into the W-facing slope of a low rise. The remains of an oval area (36m N-S; 30.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.4m) N-ESE and by a scarp ESE-S and W-N. The bank is levelled S-W. An external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 7m; D 1m) is evident NW-SE. The W portion of the interior is raised c. 0.25m above the external ground level and the E portion is cut into the upslope. However, the grass-covered interior retains a slight slope down to W. An ENE-WSW field boundary crosses the S half of the interior. 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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