What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bunnacranagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bunnacranagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular site measures 23.5m north-south and 24m east-west on a lower west-facing slope. An earthen bank surrounds the east and south-west, while a scarp forms the west and east boundaries. The north half is levelled and barely visible, but the south-west arc remains heavily poached.

On the lower W-facing slope of a rise. A circular area (23.5m N-S; 24m E-W ) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; max. H 1.4m) E-SSW and by a scarp W-E. The enclosing element along the N half of the rath is levelled and barely visible, while along the SW arc it is heavily poached. The enclosing bank is shown as surviving from W-S on the 1911 OS 6-inch map. The interior is slightly terraced into the slope with the E half up to 0.3m below, and the W half up to 0.3m above, the external ground level. An E-W field boundary crosses 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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