What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballysumaghan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballysumaghan, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area measures 23 metres across and sits on a ridge in rough grazing. Two earthen banks enclose the site with a fosse between them, while the interior remains covered with rushes. The outer bank is partially overgrown with gorse, and the inner bank holds an internal stone kerb.

In rough grazing, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 23m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) has an internal stone kerb. The fosse is widest at N (Wth 5.4m) and narrowest at E (Wth 3m). The outer bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m) is partially overgrown with gorse. The interior is covered with rushes. This rath is possibly one of the two forts, named 'Mullaghmore Fort' and 'Lisnaspeenoge Fort' respectively, which were recorded in 1836 in the S side of Ballysumaghan townland (OSNB vol. 1, 157). 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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