What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynaraw South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynaraw South, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low dry rise in otherwise boggy ground, where three earthen banks and intervening fosses enclose a raised oval area. The inner bank remains evident all round, while the middle and external banks appear mainly on the eastern and southern sides. Two other raths stand nearby to the northeast and southwest.

In pasture, on a low dry rise in otherwise boggy ground. A raised oval area (32.3m NNW-SSE; 19.3m WSW-ENE) enclosed by three earthen banks with intervening fosses. The inner bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.7m) is evident all round. The inner dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.8m) and middle bank (ext. H 0.75m) are evident NW-N, ENE-SW and the middle fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.55m) and external bank (Wth c. 3m; H c. 0.55m) are evident SE-SSW. The interior is raised c. 1m above the external ground level. Two other raths (SL038-071---- and SL038-073----) are c. 80m to NE and c. 150m to SW, respectively. 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 fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynaraw South is a likely early-medieval defensive or domestic site, characterized by multiple earthen banks and ditches. Local folklore may associate it with fairy activity, as suggested by its name, though specific traditions are not recorded.

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