What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigans Upper is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigans Upper, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies level pasture adjacent to a house and farmyard to the north. A circular area thirty-one metres across remains enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse, with a causewayed entrance at the southeast and a poorly preserved northern section.
In level pasture, adjacent to a house and farmyard to N. A circular area (int. diam. 31m) enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2m) with an external fosse (Wth 6m; D 1m). There is an entrance (Wth 3m) at SE with a causeway across the fosse. The N portion is poorly preserved.
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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