What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bunnacranagh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bunnacranagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the east-facing slope of a rise, where a roughly circular embanked area adjoins the south side of a larger rath. A three-metre-wide earthen bank stands 1.3 metres high along the southern arc, now incorporated into a field boundary system.

In pasture, on the E-facing slope of a rise. The rath is indicated as an embanked roughly circular area (diam. c. 25m) on the 1911 OS 6-inch map, adjoining the S side of a larger rath (SL042-019----). The arc of an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.3m) is evident along the S arc, incorporated into a field boundary system. 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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