What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinlig (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area sits in pasture on an E-facing slope and measures 22m by 24.5m internally. An earth and stone bank, 3.7m wide and 1.2m high, encloses the site with its best preservation along the W arc. A modern field boundary is built on top of the bank along the S arc.

In pasture, on an E-facing slope. A raised circular area (int. diam. 22m x 24.5m) enclosed by the remains of an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.7m; H 1.2m) which is best preserved along the W arc. A modern field boundary is built on top of the bank along the S arc. 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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